FNUS76 KEKA 291640
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER HAYFORK...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
940 AM PDT MON OCT 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...SOGGY MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A WARM AFTERNOON WITH
VERY LIGHT WIND.  NO RAIN IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE APPROACH OF A COLD
FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY. RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TO FALL AROUND MID DAY
WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WIND
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT AT THE BURN AREA HOWEVER
SOME HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE RIDGE LINES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 1 TO 2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST OR DOWNSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW WINES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121029.LOWER.01/EKA