FNUS76 KEKA 220531
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK UNITS 5D   5E...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1031 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND ANOTHER STRONGER
FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK...OTHERWISE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PREVAIL DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS OVER THE MAD RIDGE AREA. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN THURSDAY WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS
ON EXPOSED RIDGES AS HIGHER WINDS FILTER THROUGH BEHIND THE FRONT.
LOOK FOR WARMING TEMPS UNDER THE RIDGE AND DRYING CONDITIONS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING 7
                    TO 12 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3700-4500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091022.MADRI.01/EKA