FNUS76 KEKA 150219
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BREAK UNIT 5C...U.S.F.S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
619 PM PST WED JAN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ACCOMPANIED BY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL YIELD UNSEASONABLY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOONS...WITH MODERATE TO POOR
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT THE BURN AREA. A SLIGHT COOLING AND MOISTENING
TREND IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT THE THREAT FOR
RAIN WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT WEDNESDAY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW HIGH CLOUDS OTHERWISE SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST OR UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST TO EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL AT SUNRISE...INCREASING TO 2000 FT
                    AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT DRAINAGES...35-40 PERCENT RIDGES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST OR UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING
                    TO 4 TO 8 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT SUNRISE...INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW LAMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090115.MADRI.01/EKA