FNUS76 KEKA 190503
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1003 PM PDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY ALLOWING FOR IMPROVING
CONDITIONS INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENTLE THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...W TO NW WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.HOWAR.01/EKA