FNUS76 KEKA 141628
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK UNIT 5D...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
928 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THEN DECREASE TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL
BUILD TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY GIVING WAY TO A COUPLE OF RAIN FREE DAYS
(THU AND FRI) HOWEVER RESIDUAL MOISTURE SHOULD MAINTAIN MODERATELY HIGH
DAYTIME RH VALUES ALONG WITH STRONG OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. A WARM FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH ONLY A CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT RAIN
EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA. THE NEXT STRONGER THREAT OF WETTING RAINS
WILL OCCUR ON WED OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 TO 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 TO 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091014.MADRI.01/EKA