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SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 189...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
529 AM PST FRI JAN 8 2010

*RE-TRANSMISSION OF FORECAST.

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1820 PST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY EASE TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE SLOWER TO DIMINISH ON THE
NEARBY RIDGES. A FEW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ON
SATURDAY...OTHERWISE MAINLY DRY WEATHER AND LIGHTER WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    (INCLUDING IGNITION TIME)...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    BY LATE EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST-SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BETTWY
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100108.OCFR1.02/EKA