FNUS76 KEKA 230700
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEGUM ROCK FUELBREAK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1100 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS NW CALIFORNIA WILL BRING GENERALLY CLEAR
SKIES TO THE BEEGUM SITE TODAY. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN AND
LIGHT. RIDGELINE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE MORNING HOURS THEN
EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL PROVIDE A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND TODAY AND FRIDAY. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW
DUE TO THIS DRYING AIR MASS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH. WINDS DIMINISHING LATE AFTERNOON TO 5
                    10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 8
                    TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...KEITH ROHRS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120223.BEEGU.01/EKA