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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOCKER C   G...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
551 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS
A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE DISTRICT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A BUILDING RIDGE OFFSHORE WILL
MAINTAIN COOL AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22
                    MPH BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100-2700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN J  NOVERR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130320.HOCKE.01/EKA