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SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 46...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
637 PM PST WED FEB 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE TODAY...WITH
INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ALONG THE RIDGES. ALTHOUGH A FEW SPRINKLES
MAY OCCUR BY LATE AFTERNOON...WETTING RAINS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL
AFTER SUNSET. HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY AT THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH...THEN SOUTHEAST 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. HEAVY AT TIMES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100225.OCFR4.01/EKA