FNUS76 KEKA 240349
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH VALLEY...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
849 PM PDT TUE MAR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITIES WILL RISE AS SOUTH WINDS INCREASE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY
AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE BURN AREA WED
NIGHT BRINGING WETTING RAINS.

WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE LATE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.HIGHV.01/EKA