FNUS76 KEKA 161759
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1059 AM PDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
BUT NO WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN AREA...ALTHOUGH A
BRIEF AND LIGHT SHOWER CANNOT BE ENTIRELY RULED OUT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE AREA BRINGING WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS
TO THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL
BRING STEADILY LOWER HUMIDITIES TO THE RIDGES ALTHOUGH OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES SHOULD STILL REMAIN GOOD AT THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LIGHT
                    SHOWER IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MAX PRECIP AMOUNT
                    0.01 INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND
                    8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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**NOTE: SODA CREEK RAWS DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NO ON-SITE OBS DATA ARE
AVAILABLE. FOR FUTURE ACCURACY, PLEASE INCLUDE EITHER. THANK YOU.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.WESTS.02/EKA