FNUS76 KEKA 300416
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BREAK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
916 PM PDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OVER THE BURN AREA THURSDAY. A WARM
FRONT WILL GENERATE RAIN OVER THE FIRE THURSDAY NIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN FRIDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 30 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING A 65 PERCENT CHANCE AFTER 10 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE LATE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA KOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090430.MADRI.01/EKA