FNUS76 KEKA 280304
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
704 PM PST THU JAN 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY AND WARM WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT MAY BRING SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. UNTIL THEN...WINDS WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN ON FRIDAY ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL
INCREASE SATURDAY. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
UNSEASONABLY LOW WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

NOTE: COORDINATES ENTERED SUGGEST A MUCH HIGHER ELEVATION THAN THE
3000 TO 3500 RANGE QUOTED. FORECAST IS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN
ELEVATION ENTERED AND GIS-MAPPED ELEVATION OF 5500 FT+.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110128.WESTS.01/EKA