FNUS76 KEKA 301737
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER HAYFORK...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1037 AM PDT TUE OCT 30 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...MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS FILTERING ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN TO THE REGION
ON WEDNESDAY.  WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AGAIN TODAY WITH ONLY
A LIGHT INCREASE DUE TO TERRAIN AFFECTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  WINDS
ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY TONIGHT...MIXING DOWN TO
BURN ELEVATIONS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST OR UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

WEATHER...INCREASING CLOUDS WITH RAIN BEGINNING AROUND NOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT...THEN RISING TO 100 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-6200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    6 TO 10 MPH...WITH STRONGER GUSTS AROUND 1000 PDT.

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