FNUS76 KEKA 220509
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1009 PM PDT SAT APR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER DRY WARM DAY IS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN AT THE HOWARD MILL SITE...THEN BECOMING
SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY
PUSHES TOWARD THE CALIFORNIA COAST. DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FOR
MONDAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS EASTWARD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120422.HOWAR.01/EKA