FNUS76 KEKA 191805
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAHALA...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1105 AM PDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH THE DAY OVER THE BURN
AREA. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRECIPITATION
WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH DRY WEATHER TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH,
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING. PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091019.MAHAL.01/EKA