FNUS76 KEKA 200439
FWSEKA

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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. WINDS WILL
BE TERRAIN DRIVEN. WEDNESDAY A WEAKENING TROUGH WILL CLIP THE FAR
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTH DISTRICTS WITH ANOTHER RIDGE
BUILDING THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS FOLLOWED BY A
CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500-5100 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1
                    TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH AROUND 0 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING IN THE
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO WEST 12 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.MAHAL.01/EKA