FNUS76 KEKA 210514
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALYER HAWKINS BAR PROJECT  UNIT  5...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1014 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SPRING PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS ALOFT OVER NORCAL. DRY NORTHERLY FLOW...CLEAR SKIES AND MILD
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER THE BURN AREA...WHILE
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE OR NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    OR WEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 11600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 8800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090520.SALYE.02/EKA