FNUS76 KEKA 231042
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALYER   HAWKINS BAR UNIT 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
342 AM PDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH WILL BRING MUCH COOLER WEATHER TO THE SALYER FIRE
TODAY...AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. WINDS
WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER TODAY THAN WEDNSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 TO 37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO
                    3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 89 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF FROST IN THE MORNING.
                    A 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWN SLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...JAMES ARCINIEGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.SALYE.01/EKA