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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER HAYFORK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
717 PM PDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A POST-FRONTAL TROUGH WILL GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
BURN AREA THURSDAY. THE SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY EVENING AS
THE TROUGH MOVES EAST.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
                    LOWERING TO 4000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
                    3500 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...FBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.LOWER.01/EKA