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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SHORE    3...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
751 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...BEFORE A
FRONTAL SYSTEM BRINGS A CHANCE OF MAINLY LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE
PERIOD...AND WILL BECOME LOCALLY GUSTY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY OVER
NEARBY RIDGES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH...GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH...GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BETTWY
REQUESTED BY...R TINGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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