FNUS76 KEKA 221701
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK...USFS, MAD RIVER RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
901 AM PST THU JAN 22 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN TOTALS ANYWHERE BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH AROUND THE BURN
AREA THUS FAR THIS MORNING.  THE  UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CURRENTLY OVER THE REGION AND
WILL CONTINUE TO  GENERATE ISOLATED TO LIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE
DISTRICT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...BUT DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. MORE
RAIN ON THE WAY THIS WEEKEND AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 TO 73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WIND 2 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST OR DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 TO 63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST OR UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...JAYLIN DILLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090122.MADRI.01/EKA