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SPOT FORECAST FOR PETROLIA VMP...CALFIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
823 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2030 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE
THE WEATHER PATTERN THIS WEEK...HOWEVER THE BURN AREAS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE INFLUENCED MARINE LAYER CLOUDS AND FOG DURING THE NIGHT AND MORNING.
LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN TURN MORE TO
THE WEST FOR THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.PETRO.02/EKA