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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE UNIT 14...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
804 PM PDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR ON SATURDAY COMPARED TO WHAT WAS SEEN
TODAY IN TERMS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAIN
OVERHEAD. MORE OF AN ONSHORE PUSH IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN
SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A UNSEASONABLY STRONG
STORM SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO THE
BURN AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BEASLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091010.LASTC.01/EKA