FNUS76 KEKA 111640
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
840 AM PST THU MAR 11 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...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK WARM FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE. STRONGER SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP
FRIDAY WITH A PASSING COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 25 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN
                    THE THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO
                    6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100311.WESTS.01/EKA