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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BREAK UNIT B...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
543 PM PDT THU APR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE BURN AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA KOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.MADRI.01/EKA