FNUS76 KEKA 290112
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN DUZEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
612 PM PDT TUE MAY 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT OVERNIGHT WITH SOME
LIGHT PRECIP LINGERING INTO WED MORNING. THE COOLER AIRMASS BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN COOLER TEMPS WED DESPITE CLEARING SKIES.
A RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEST COAST THU THROUGH SAT
RESULTING IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1800 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 4200
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...MAD RIVER RANGER DISTRICT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130529.VANDU.01/EKA