FNUS76 KEKA 290350
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR UNIT 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
750 PM PST MON NOV 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC ALONG
WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS CALIFORNIA
AND NEVADA WILL PRODUCE AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN ACROSS NORTHWEST CA
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONGEST EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE
OBSERVED ALONG EXPOSED AREAS. CORRESPONDING RH VALUES WILL ALSO BE
LOWER THAN NORMAL DURING THIS PERIOD...HOWEVER CURRENT FUEL MOISTURE
VALUES WILL PREVENT THE NEED TO ISSUE ANY WATCH OR WARNING PRODUCTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 MPH LATE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 MPH LATE.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH LATE.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...KARL BRIGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111129.OCFRU.01/EKA