FNUS76 KEKA 170038
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER HAYFORK PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
538 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY WHICH WILL BRING
A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN AREA BY LATE MORNING. DRY WEATHER
WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE A MORE
POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS ANOTHER CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN TO THE
BURN SITE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 TO 48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 TO 93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 TO 52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...FBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091017.LOWER.01/EKA