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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SHORE UNIT 3...RNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1016 PM PDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1425 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRANSIT THE AREA TUESDAY
BRINGING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS THE REGION. WEDNESDAY
A WEAKENING TROUGH WILL SKIRT NORTH OF THE PROPOSED AREA WITH
ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDING THURSDAY. LOOK FOR INCREASING CLOUDS
WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY CLEARING AND A CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING
TREND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 56 AT IGNITION...MAX 58 TO 63.
RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-1800
                    FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO
                    13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH
                    WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO
                    12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59 TO 64.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...RICK YOUNG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.WESTS.02/EKA