FNUS76 KEKA 172149
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SHORE UNIT 3...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
249 PM PDT SAT OCT 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER
SUNDAY WITH SEASONABLY HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRING A GOOD LIKELIHOOD OF WETTING RAINS TO THE FIRE AREA ON
MONDAY ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL RISING TO AROUND 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. MAXIMUM PRECIP AMOUNT
                    0.10-0.15 INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

NOTE: LAT/LONG SUBMITTED ARE FOR A MUCH HIGHER ELEVATION THAN
INDICATED IN THE SPOT REQUEST. PER YOUR INSTRUCTIONS...FORECAST
BASED OFF SODA CREEK RAWS AND ELEVATION SUBMITTED. IF THIS IS NOT
CORRECT...PLEASE LET US KNOW.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...JOE SEAN KENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091018.WESTS.01/EKA