FNUS76 KEKA 171220
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOCKER...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
520 AM PDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONT WILL BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA LATE
TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY
BRINGING ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE BURN AREA. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST LATE THIS
WEEK WITH MAX TEMPS NEARING 80 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-7000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.HOCKE.01/EKA