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SPOT FORECAST FOR SINKYONE TRAINING BURN...CDF - DEL NORTE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
419 PM PDT SUN OCT 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH VALUES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
BE GUSTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND THE BURN AREA ON MONDAY.
FOCUS THEN TURNS TO THE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING PERIOD AS
MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY EAST WINDS TO THE UPPER
SLOPES AND RIDGE TOPS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NIGHT AND MORNING
HOURS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY POOR RH RECOVERY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1300-2300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BRADLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101004.SINKY.01/EKA