FNUS76 KEKA 181607
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
907 AM PDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT COMBINED WITH DIURNAL OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL PRODUCE ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON RIDGES. VALLEY
AND SLOPE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...WITH
LOCALLY GUSTY RIDGE WINDS FAVORING A NORTH TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000-10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000-9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HENRY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.WESTS.01/EKA