FNUS76 KEKA 160319
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR208...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
819 PM PDT MON MAR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...

UNDER A PARTIALLY SHELTERED CANOPY...EYE LEVEL WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND OUT OF A SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.
WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK FRONT IN THE MORNING HOURS...WINDS ABOVE THE
CANOPY WILL BE WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR IGNITION TIME... AND WILL DECREASE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...
AND BEHIND THE FRONT...SKIES SHOULD BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR AND WINDS WILL
BECOME CALM AT EYE LEVEL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE LIGHT
                    OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.OCFR2.01/EKA