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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CAMP FUEL BREAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1057 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE AND A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
RAIN TO THE BURN SITE ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
MORNING HOURS. RAIN WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS AND BECOME MORE
SCATTERED BY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY
REMAIN UNDER 10 MPH...ALTHOUGH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR ON
NEARBY RIDGES. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BETTWY
REQUESTED BY...SHEILA BALENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100113.ELKCA.01/EKA