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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOCKER...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
852 PM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND COOLER AIR ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN
THE AFTERNOON...WITH MORE OF A SUSTAINED RAINFALL INTO THE EVENING. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ON FRIDAY AND RESULT IN DRY WEATHER
AND WARMING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...DECREASING CLOUDS AND
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 4300
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...JASON OWNBEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.HOCKE.01/EKA