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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH I...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1005 PM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE AREA THIS
MORNING AND WILL BRING GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER TO THE EAST BRANCH
SITE TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH SOME GUSTY RIDGE
LINE WINDS IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FOR THU AS THE RIDGE
DOMINATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN BISSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120215.EASTB.01/EKA