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SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR UNIT 208...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
439 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES ACROSS THE REGION. DRYING CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TODAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A
VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON
THU...BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS BY THU NIGHT.
THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON
FRIDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 TO 67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-3300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32 TO 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 TO 92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...RON BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091118.OCFRU.03/EKA