FNUS76 KEKA 141740
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER HAYFORK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1040 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A BRIEF RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY WITH LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL EXPECTED. MORNING DRAINAGE CLOUDS ARE
POSSIBLE...HOWEVER SKIES SHOULD BECOME LESS CLOUDY THROUGH THE DAY BOTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. RESIDUAL MOISTURE SHOULD MAINTAIN FAIRLY HIGH DAYTIME RH
VALUES WITH STRONG OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. NEXT CHANCE OF RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ON
SATURDAY HOWEVER VERY LIGHT AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA...WITH A
GREATER THREAT OF RAINFALL OCCURRING WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

NOTE: THE INITIAL SPOT REQUEST LAT/LON WHICH PUT THE RX OVER NEVADA WAS
      CORRECTED AND CHANGED TO A LAT/LON NEAR HAYFORK.  THE PROBLEM MAY
      HAVE BEEN DUE TO A BUG IN THE SPOT PROGRAM.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 TO 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST OR SOUTHEAST THROUGH 1000 PDT...THEN
                    UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........LATE NIGHT DRAINAGE AND SLOPE CLOUDS...OTHERWISE PARTLY
                    CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43 TO 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST OR SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...FBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091015.LOWER.01/EKA