FNUS76 KEKA 091728
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE UNIT 14...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1028 AM PDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY AND SATURDAY. A UNSEASONABLY STRONG
STORM SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE BURN AREA BY
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25%
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25%.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...PAUL JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091009.LASTC.01/EKA