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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE UNIT 9...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
514 PM PDT THU OCT 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL KEEP BOTH DAY AND
NIGHTIME RH LEVELS FAIRLY HIGH. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE REGION SAT AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH BESTS CHANCES FOR WETTING
RAINS REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN AREA. ANOTHER VIGOROUS WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RAINS TO THE
AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT GRAZES
THE NORTH WEDNESDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 TO 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4500 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 TO 92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 TO 48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091016.WESTS.01/EKA