FNUS76 KEKA 071532
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
732 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POOL INTO THE WESTSHORE BURN AREA TODAY
INTO TONIGHT. ANY SHOWERS LINGERING IN THE REGION WILL MOVE S THIS
MORNING AS A TROUGH PASS THROUGH. THIS WILL CLEAR THE SKIES...BUT
WILL ALSO USHER IN INCREASING NW WINDS ALONG THE SURROUNDING
RIDGES. WINDS WILL TAPER TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. WINDS AT THE SITE
WILL GENERALLY BE W DURING PEAK WINDS...OTHERWISE WILL BE TERRAIN
DRIVEN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........24 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.
RH..................99 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO
                    14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 14.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WINDS BECOMING LIGHT EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WEST WINDS BECOMING S LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...GORDON SHECKELLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091207.WESTS.02/EKA