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SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 135  136...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
655 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN RETURNS FRI MORNING AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE
COAST. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH FRI NIGHT...BUT WITH CONTINUED ONSHORE
FLOW ON SAT...SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AND
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1300-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AND
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL DUKEMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120120.OCFR1.01/EKA