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SPOT FORECAST FOR BREDERHOFT PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
910 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTHERLY WINDS AT THE
BREDERHOFT SITE TO INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH A SW ASPECT AND
A STABLE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS...EXPECT GENERALLY
UPSLOPE WINDS. SOME WINDS MAY ACCELERATE THROUGH DRAINAGES OR AS
THEY ARE FORCED UPSLOPE. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING WARMER TEMPS
FOR WED. WINDS WILL SHIFT AND EASE TO THE W AND NW FOR THU BEHIND
A COLD FRONT WED NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT WINDS AT THE
SITE ON THU.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PARTIAL AFTERNOON CLEARING.
                    BECOMING CLOUDY LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME MIDDAY SUN BREAKS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAMPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.BREDE.01/EKA