FNUS76 KEKA 171600
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
900 AM PDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND DIURNAL OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING DRY AND
PROGRESSIVELY WARMER WEATHER TO THE BURN AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. WHILE OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN
GOOD...HUMDITIES WILL PLUMMET DURING THE AFTERNOONS. WINDS AT THE
FIRE WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...WITH
STRONGER EASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE RIDGES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO  6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.WESTS.01/EKA