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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER HAYFORK...USFS - SOUTHFORK MGT UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
922 PM PDT TUE OCT 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS BEFORE A FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND FROM THE EAST...THEN SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE EVENING. CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN FROM
THE WEST AND SHOULD BECOME OVERCAST OVER THE BURN AREA BY 1500. WETTING
RAIN HOWEVER SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE EVENING. SINCE THE BURN SITE IS
AT A HIGH ELEVATION...HIGHER GUSTS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH FROM THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST ARE LIKELY AS THE FRONT REACHES THE BURN SITE (AROUND 1800 PDT).


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-5 MPH...BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN IN
            THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 3-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15-20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 20 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 30 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15-20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN BECOMING A SHOWERY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7-9 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN/BLOEMER
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101027.LOWER.02/EKA