FNUS76 KEKA 290547
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CAMP...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1047 PM PDT THU OCT 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT OVER THE BOX CAMP BURN AREA
TODAY. HIGHER ELEVATION WINDS WILL BE GENTLE OUT OF THE SE TO S
AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTHWARD ALONG THE CAL COAST.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR SATURDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE OF A SHOWERY NATURE TODAY...ALLOWING FOR A
REPRIEVE FROM THU RAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101029.BOXCA.01/EKA