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FNUS76 KEKA 222148
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LT BURN PILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
248 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO THE DISTRICTS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE TROUGH WILL
ALSO BRING A CHANCE SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN DISTRICTS THROUGH
THURSDAY. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER RIDGETOPS
                    AWAY FROM THE BURN AREA.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
                    RH RECOVERY 97 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NW 4 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NW 15 TO 20 G 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NNW 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 TO 9 G 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...SUBSIDING TO NNW 4 TO 6 MPH THIS
                    EVENING.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...LANNING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130522.LTBUR.01/EKA

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FNUS76 KEKA 221617
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN DUZEN UNIT 5...U.S.D.A. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
917 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING COOL AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR TO THE DISTRICTS THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE WITH ANY CLOUD
BUILD-UPS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THESE WILL PRIMARILY BE RESTRICTED TO
THE MOUNTAINS AND RIDGETOPS. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGES...BUT IN N/NW-ORIENTED
VALLEYS AS WELL. WINDS WILL BE A BIT LIGHTER THURSDAY BUT STILL BREEZY
IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A PASSING SHOWER
                    MID-LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 6 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...5000 FEET AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NNW 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS TENDING W/NW 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NW 8 TO 10 G 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A PASSING SHOWER
                    EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FROST LATE TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    EASING TO 0 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL EVENING; 2000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NNW 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    EASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET AGL AM; 6000 FT AGL PM.
MIXING WINDS........NW 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 4 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...H  GORDON MEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130522.VANDU.01/EKA