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SPOT FORECAST FOR TISH TANG M 14...HIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
520 PM PDT FRI MAY 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE REGION
TODAY...YIELDING INCREASING INSTABILITY AND A FEW WIND GUSTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. CUMULUS MAY BUILD UP OVER NEARBY RIDGES...BUT THE THREAT
OF MEASURABLE RAIN DURING THE DAY OR EVENING AT THE FIRE IS LOW. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WELL TO THE EAST OF THE BURN AREA
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH CUMULUS DEVELOPING
                    BY THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4
                    MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN LANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100508.TISHT.01/EKA