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SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 42...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
711 PM PST WED MAR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN
AREA THURSDAY. A WET PATTERN RETURNS LATE FRIDAY AS A SERIES OF
STORMS IMPACT THE WEST COAST THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...R  NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.OCFR4.01/EKA