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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
530 PM PDT TUE OCT 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE REGION. A GENTLE WARMING TREND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH GENERALLY NORTHEAST FLOW. RAIN MAY
CREEP INTO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6
                    MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 9 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA/NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091007.LASTC.01/EKA