FNUS76 KEKA 151630
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 208...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
930 AM PDT MON MAR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH AND MID LAYER CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA TODAY
AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE COAST. THE APPROACHING
FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY TODAY AND THEN
INCREASE TONIGHT. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE
UPPER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGES LATE TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS
POSSIBLY REACHING 40 MPH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE WEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS MOISTURE INCREASES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MORNING FOG AND LOW CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    THEN BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100315.OCFR2.01/EKA