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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 178...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
927 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...

A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN STARTING THIS LATE AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND BECOME GUSTY
ON RIDGES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HENRY
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091214.OCFR1.02/EKA