FNUS76 KEKA 181257
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
557 AM PDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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 NORTH OF THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH
CONTINUED MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. THE FRONT WILL PUSH NORTH
THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE WEST
COAST. WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 70S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.HOWAR.01/EKA