FNUS76 KEKA 100430
FWSEKA

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON THE INCREASE SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES THE AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE DAY SATURDAY DUE TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND ACCOMPANY WETTING RAINS AND
COOLER CONDITIONS FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4800 TO 5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32 TO 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800 TO 3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HENRY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100410.HIGHV.01/EKA