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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 126  122...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
650 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SOME VALLEY FOG NEAR THE BURN AREA IN THE MORNING...BUT
THIS WILL BURN OFF BEFORE NOON. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH. THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR THE BURN AREA WILL BE ABOUT
3500 FEET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    20% CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........30% CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    80% CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 80% CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING 20% IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...TOMMY HAWKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111214.OCFR1.01/EKA