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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER HAYFORK...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
815 PM PDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A DRY WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE
NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. ON
THURSDAY MORNING A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION...AND RAIN TO THE BURN AREA BY LATE MORNING. THE RAINY PATTERN
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 TO 46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM EARLY...THEN UPSLOPE OR WEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW WINES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.LOWER.01/EKA