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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH DOME...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
541 AM PDT FRI JUN 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE
RIDGES WITH VERY GOOD MIXING. AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWER ACTIVITY
IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SHOULD REMAIN TO
THE EAST OF THE HIGH DOME AREA...ALTHOUGH SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS
OVER THE BURN AREA ARE POSSIBLE. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL REMAIN EXCELLENT...WITH DAYTIME HUMIDITIES ALSO INCREASING ON
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...A FEW CUMULUS DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 AT IGNITION...RISING TO 62-65
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 MPH...THEN NORTHWEST 8 MPH
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...A FEW CUMULUS DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    7 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH...THEN NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...DUANE FRANKLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100618.HIGHD.02/EKA