FNUS76 KEKA 250500
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR COON MOUTIAN...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1000 PM PDT WED APR 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THE MARINE LAYER MAY TRY TO PUSH IN BUT SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY SHALLOW AND
BELOW THE ELEVATION OF THE BURN AREA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. STILL
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    3 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 4 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING CALM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO
                    300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...CALM IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BRASHEARS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130424.COONM.01/EKA