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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1039 PM PST TUE FEB 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A WARM FRONT WILL CLIP THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY AND LAST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE
WEEKEND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130227.BIGFL.02/EKA