FNUS76 KEKA 160600
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR UNIT 200...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1000 PM PST TUE JAN 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER. NIGHTS AND MORNINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE RATHER
CLEAR AND COLD WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WHILE
MID-SLOPE AND ESPECIALLY RIDGES WILL BE MILDER AND DRIER.
THE ONLY TRENDS IN THE WEATHER WILL BE FOR GRADUALLY MILDER TEMPERATURES
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BOTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND AT NIGHT. AT
MID-SLOPE WINDS MAY TEND TO BE DOWNSLOPE IN THE MORNING AS A RESULT OF
THE WARMER AIR UPSLOPE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE TERRAIN-DOMINATED BUT
EASTERLY IN EXPOSED AREAS...AND WILL BE GUSTY IN HIGHER EXPOSED LOCATIONS
OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    TENDING EAST 1 T0 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 7 TO 10 WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING AT IGNITION INCREASING TO
                    900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING EAST 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    TENDING EAST 1 T0 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 8 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING AT IGNITION INCREASING TO
                    1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.


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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...OCFR  RXB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130116.OCFRU.01/EKA