FNUS76 KEKA 160035
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER HAYFORK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
535 PM PDT THU OCT 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY
CLEAR SKIES OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. RESIDUAL
MOISTURE WILL KEEP BOTH DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME RH LEVELS FAIRLY
HIGH. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION SAT INCREASING SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST WINDS DURING LATE SATURDAY MORNING. LESS THAN .10 INCHES
OF RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RAINS
TO THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 TO 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 TO 49  PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...FBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091016.LOWER.02/EKA