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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
929 AM PST MON JAN 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON JANUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE BIG
FLAT PILE RX BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
S AND HIGHER ALONG SURROUNDING RIDGES. LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BACK SLIGHTLY TO THE E. A RIDGE WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE AREA LATE TUE INTO WED ALLOWING FOR FAIR WEATHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 84 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
                    THEN DIMINISHING TO 7 TO 12 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-2100 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 1500-3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS DENLINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100125.BIGFL.01/EKA