FNUS76 KEKA 221520
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALYER HAWKINS BAR PROJECT  UNIT  5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
820 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE DISTRICT TODAY WITH
CUMULUS BUILDUPS POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
TO THE EAST. INCREASING MOISTURE AND ANOTHER APPROACHING
DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A THREAT FOR MORE ISOLATED
CONVECTION OVER THE DISTRICT THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 4600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.SALYE.01/EKA