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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BRAKE UNIT 5C...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
628 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND BRINGING CONTINUED DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS. UNUSUALLY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ACCOMPANIED BY LOW
HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A PATTERN CHANGE FOR
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK MAY BRING SOME RAIN TO THE BURN AREA
BY WEDNESDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW HIGH CLOUDS...OTHERWISE SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST OR UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT SUNRISE INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT DRAINAGES...35-40 PERCENT RIDGES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST OR UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST TO EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT SUNRISE INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

NOTE: IF POSSIBLE...PLEASE PROVIDE ON-SITE OBSERVATIONS AS IT WILL
ENHANCE FORECAST ACCURACY. THANKS.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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