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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BREAK...CA-SRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
522 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL LEAVE
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MID MORNING.
ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE DISTRICT ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS INCREASING AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND RAIN LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WARMING
AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA KOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.MADRI.01/EKA