FNUS76 KEKA 221525
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALYER   HAWKINS UNIT 2...USFS LOWER TRINITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
825 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE THAT BROUGHT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO AREAS
EAST OF THE BURN AREA WILL BE ABSENT TODAY THUS NOT EXPECTING AN
ABUNDANCE OF CUMULUS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST
OVER THE REGION TODAY BUT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A TROUGH LATER TONIGHT.
A STRONGER MARINE INFLUENCE IN TERMS OF COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY
HIGHER RH'S CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84 TO 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR WEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...A CHANCE OF EARLY MORNING MARINE LOW
                    CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........EARLY MORNING LOW CLOUDS POSSIBLE...BURNING OFF BY
                    1000.  OTHERWISE MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...DILLON LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.SALYE.01/EKA