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SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR46...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
850 AM PDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY AND SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST. NORTHEAST ASPECTS SHOULD STILL BE SHELTERED FROM THE
STRONGEST WINDS...THOUGH SURROUNDING RIDGETOPS MAY GUST OVER 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.  WITH MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW DEW POINTS WILL BE INCREASING
THROUGHOUT THE DAY SO THAT THE MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN
THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH GUSTING TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH LATE
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING AFTER 7 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.OCFR4.01/EKA