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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOCKER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
728 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND SIGNIFICANT COOLING
TODAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ON FRIDAY AND BRING DRY WEATHER WITH
WARMING DAYTIME TEMPERATURES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 100% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...DECREASING TO 40% IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 20% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    CALM.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 14
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW DAIGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.HOCKE.01/EKA