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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 183...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1215 PM PST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY OVER THE BURN
SITE.  A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...THEN CROSS
THE BURN AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
AN INCREASE IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS TOWARD SUNRISE FOLLOWED BY
RAINFALL. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 4000 FEET.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 TO 44PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST OR UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS TOWARD
                    SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH TOWARD
                    SUNRISE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.OCFR1.01/EKA