FNUS76 KEKA 221539
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
839 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.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 17 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.

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