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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 183...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
845 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE WEST COAST TODAY. COLD AND
CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MORNING WITH ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS STILL POSSIBLE.  CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY AFTERNOON
AS A WARMER AND DRIER PATTERN SLOWLY EVOLVES.  NEXT BEST CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS THROUGH MIDDAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31 TO 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100126.OCFR1.01/EKA