FNUS76 KEKA 091529
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH VALLEY...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
829 AM PDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND WARM AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
REGION. A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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