FNUS76 KEKA 102312
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 208...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
312 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER OVER THE AREA TONIGHT.
A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH ON THURSDAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN BY LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE OVER THE RIDGES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
QUITE STRONG INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE
BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT
BUT THE MAIN BRUNT OF RAIN WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WIND TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                     10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........LIGHT RAIN AT TIMES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT SOUTH WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH...SHIFTING WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700-9500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100311.OCFR2.01/EKA