FNUS76 KEKA 080537
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIVER COMPLEX...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1037 PM PDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2205 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS AND RELATIVELY GOOD OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON
SATURDAY...BRINGING MORE WARMING AND DRYING TO THE DISTRICT. WINDS
WILL BE MAINLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN...BUT WILL KICK UP SLIGHTLY FROM
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AS SEA BREEZES OVERPOWER
THE WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6-8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
    BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
    AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6-8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST.


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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL KIRKMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.MADRI.01/EKA