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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR TSI 3 PILE BURNING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
839 AM PDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH SHOWERS INCREASING BY THIS
AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA APPROACHES
THE AREA. THE TROUGH WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT COOLING OF DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY.
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND PRODUCE DRY
WEATHER AND WARMING DAYTIME TEMPERATURES FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...BILL JAROS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.TSI3P.01/EKA