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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK...USFS, MAD RIVER RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
905 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...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE BURN TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE WEST COAST.
ANOTHER TROUGH WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN AND SLIGHTLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE
                    MORNING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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