FNUS76 KEKA 210447
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIONEER VILLIAGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
947 PM PDT TUE OCT 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING
CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AT THE BURN AREA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AS THE FRONT
PASSES...WEAKENING AGAIN IN THE EVENING. ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE
WILL PASS LATE IN THE WEEK...OTHERWISE LOOK FOR DRYING CONDITIONS
AND A MILD WARMING TREND DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1300 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...NICK BALENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091021.PIONE.01/EKA