FNUS76 KEKA 120255
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE UNIT 7F...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
755 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHING THE WEST COAST. A FEW ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS MAY
AFFECT THE LAST CHANCE FIRE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT MODERATE RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY EVENING...FOLLOWED BY HEAVIER RAIN
BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE RAINFALL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS. RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
0.30 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY 2.0 TO 2.3 INCHES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS EXPECTED OVER
TUESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 22 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 34 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 21 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...PAUL JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091012.LASTC.01/EKA