FNUS76 KEKA 101429
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR 5 CENT HAND PILE...U. S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
629 AM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A COLD MORNING THIS MORNING AS CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS
ALLOW FOR EFFICIENT RADIATIONAL COOLING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING
SOUTH WINDS TO THE BURN AREA AHEAD OF A FRONT TODAY FOLLOWED BY
RAPIDLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 2000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY ABUNDANT SNOW SHOWERS. THE WET STORMY
PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOENEKE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE GRAVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090210.5CENT.01/EKA