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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 146...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1027 PM PDT WED MAR 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER AND WARM
WEATHER THROUGH TODAY WHILE MID-LEVEL CLOUDINESS INCREASES LATE IN
THE DAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A COUPLE OF
SHOWERS TONIGHT JUST NORTH OF THE BURN AREA. MAINLY SUNNY AND DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHILE OVERALL RH
VALUES INCREASE. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN
BUT TEND SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND MORE WESTERLY IN EXPOSED
AREAS ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........EARLY VALLEY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS IN THE
                    MORNING OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 1 TO
                    3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...JOEL BERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130314.OCFR1.01/EKA