FNUS76 KEKA 200200
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR 87 DEOZER UNIT D...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
700 PM PDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRANSIT THE AREA TUESDAY
BRINGING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS THE REGION. WEDNESDAY A
WEAKENING TROUGH WILL CLIP THE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
DISTRICTS WITH ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDING FOR THURSDAY. THIS WILL
BRING CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
MORNING WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 70.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900-4300 FT AGL MIDDAY.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...M  JAMESON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.87DEO.01/EKA