FNUS76 KEKA 121619
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAHALA PILE BURN...USFS LOWER TRINITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
819 AM PST MON JAN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IS IN PLACE OVER THE WEST COAST BRINGING MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES AND LITTLE TO NO CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TO THE
DISTRICT. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY
WORSENING OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ACROSS THE REGION. THIS
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK...ALTHOUGH THE OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1200 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...DILLON LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090112.MAHAL.01/EKA