FNUS76 KEKA 060555
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BRAKE UNIT 5C...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
955 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.  WINDS WILL BEGIN
IN THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE REGION.
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BRIEF AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE RAIN AND MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK.  SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 1500 FEET ASL
MONDAY AND TUESDAY THUS THE BURN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE SOME SNOW NEXT
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...CLOUDS AND SHOWERS
                    DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46 TO 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTH 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH...DIMINISHING TO NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31 TO 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA KOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090206.MADRI.01/EKA