FNUS76 KEKA 200129
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK UNIT 5D...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
629 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 A FEW CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY A
CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO
                    7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BUSSCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.MADRI.01/EKA