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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH 1...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
700 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN SITE FRIDAY
MORNING. A SECONDARY FRONT CROSSES THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY. WIND SHIFTS
WILL BE SUBTLE AS WINDS REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120210.EASTB.01/EKA