FNUS76 KEKA 221532
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH VALLEY...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
832 AM PDT MON MAR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
BRING DRYING AND CLEARING TO THE DISTRICTS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTH FLOW WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES INLAND OVER THE REGION. THIS OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
PROMOTE DRYING OVER THE INLAND AREAS...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER
ELEVATION INLAND AREAS. THE NEXT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL EVENT IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 12 MPH BECOMING NE 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100322.HIGHV.01/EKA