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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER ELK RX...REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
208 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1410 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUD COVER TO THE
BURN AREA BUT LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO STAY NORTH AND WEST
THROUGH TONIGHT. DRY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER WILL RETURN
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES BACK INTO THE REGION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 TO 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 TO 55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...JEFF AYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091021.LOWER.01/EKA