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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ON FRIDAY WITH A WEAK
WARM FRONT APPROACHING THE BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS
ON SAT WITH EVEN WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4300-6200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...MATT DAIGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120427.HOCKE.01/EKA