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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOCKER...USFS TRMU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
518 AM PDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION TODAY BEFORE PUSHING
NORTH THURSDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER
THE WEST COAST LATE THIS WEEK WITH MAX TEMPS NEARING 80 DEGREES
ACROSS INTERIOR DISTRICTS THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1200 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 1 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...PAT BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.HOCKE.01/EKA