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SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CAMP WEST...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1238 PM PDT TUE NOV 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN GOOD BURNING CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. VERY WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS SHOULD LEAD TO RELATIVELY WARM AND DRY AFTERNOONS AND LIGHT
TERRAIN FORCED WINDS.  THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE FRIDAY BUT AT
THIS TIME RAIN AMOUNTS LOOK VERY LIMITED.  A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING
RAINS MAY OCCUR SUNDAY AS A STRONGER FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 TO 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 TO 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101103.BOXCA.01/EKA