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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR   15 17 18...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1021 PM PDT WED APR 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1710 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO TAKE HOLD OF THE REGION BRINGING
A MARKED WARMING AND DRYING TREND TODAY. MAX TEMPERATURES SHOULD RANGE
FROM 10 TO 12 DEGREES HIGHER THAN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  NORTH WINDS WILL
ALSO DIMINISH WITH MORE OF TERRAIN FORCED WINDS EXPECTED. THIS PATTERN
WILL LAST FOR MOST OF THE WEEK...HOWEVER A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE MAY
BRING SOME CLOUDS AND VERY LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA LATE FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT OR DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...OCFR  RXB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130417.OCFR1.02/EKA