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SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 46...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
930 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS AND LIGHT SHOWERS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT ARE MOVING
THROUGH THE BURN AREA. THE FRONT WILL NOT REACH THE COAST UNTIL THIS
EVENING...THUS ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL
THEN. WIND AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT AND FROM THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST...THEN BECOMING NORTH TOMORROW MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS. STEADIER
                    AND MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 55 PERCENT...INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE OR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.OCFR4.01/EKA