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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BRAKE UNIT 5C...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
133 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
MUCH COOLER TODAY AND THE CHANCES OF LIGHT RAIN INCREASE OVER THE BURN AREA AS
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A SERIES OF
STORMS WILL BRING RAIN TO THE REGION CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY A
BRIEF BREAK ON SATURDAY.  A MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DRIVE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO
NEAR 1500 FEET LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN BEFORE 10AM. PERIODS OF
                    LIGHT RAIN CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 TO 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3900 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33 TO 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST AND SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45 TO 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 TO 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA KOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090205.MADRI.01/EKA