FNUS76 KEKA 240403
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
903 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.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE LATE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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