FNUS76 KEKA 020544
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRONSIDE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1044 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
MID AND HIGH CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN
IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. DRY WEATHER WILL
RETURN DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
OVERNIGHT MOISTURE RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXCELLENT WITH MINIMUM
RH VALUES SLOW TO DECREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT HIGHEST
                    ELEVATIONS.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2200
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN NOVERR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121102.IRONS.01/EKA