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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
753 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 NORTHWEST 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 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 17 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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