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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK GAP UNIT  1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
315 PM PDT SUN OCT 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING WETTING RAINS TO THE BURN AREA ON
MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT...WITH THE
THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION ENDING. HOWEVER...DESPITE DRY WEATHER ON
TUESDAY HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RATHER HIGH. A FEW WIND GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE MONDAY BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN ON TUESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. EXPECTED PRECIP AMOUNT 0.50 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
                    8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 1500
                    FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...M  JAMESON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091019.MILLC.01/EKA