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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH 1...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
808 PM PST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL LEAD TO WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY THAN WHAT WAS OBSERVED ON WEDNESDAY. A WEAKENING
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN SITE FRIDAY MORNING WITH A FEW SHOWERS ALONG
WITH A WIND SHIFT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 35 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 4
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120209.EASTB.01/EKA