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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 135...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
921 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT DRIZZLE WILL TEND TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BATCH OF STEADY RAIN TONIGHT
WITH LIGHTER AND MORE INTERMITTENT SHOWERS EXPECTED AFTER MID MORNING
WEDNESDAY. MORE RAIN WILL ARRIVE FOR THURSDAY BEFORE DRY WEATHER
RETURNS FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND WITH OFFSHORE FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES THIS MORNING THEN
                    DRYING OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH-
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT THIS MORNING RISING TO 1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    7 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS
                    EVENING THEN SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...R  NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120124.OCFR1.01/EKA