FNUS76 KEKA 180224
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR POST MOUNTAIN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
724 PM PDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...

WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT...SKIES WILL BE CLEAR THROUGHOUT
THE PERIOD...WITH NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.  WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY
TERRAIN DRIVEN ALONG LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS...AND LIGHT OUT OF
A NORTH TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION ON SURROUNDING RIDGE TOPS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 TO 7500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 TO 8900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...FBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.POSTM.01/EKA