FNUS76 KEKA 071549
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
849 AM PDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 PDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH
THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING INCREASED NW
WINDS TO THE AREA THU.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-2700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...TIM SIMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100407.WESTS.01/EKA