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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
300 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS WILL HOLD THROUGH FRIDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING AND BRING A SLIGHT
MARINE PUSH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. NOT MUCH RAIN IS EXPECTED
FROM THIS FRONT...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE
IN NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 1-2 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING
    NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 4-6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH BY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091023.MILLC.01/EKA