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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BREAK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
654 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1710 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT AND BRING RAIN TO THE
BURN AREA BY LATER TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE
GUSTY OVER THE RIDGES. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1400 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LERMAN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MCDANIEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.MADRI.02/EKA