FNUS76 KEKA 231259
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD HILLS...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
559 AM PDT FRI OCT 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE UPPER BALD HILLS
AREA UNTIL MIDDAY THEN SHIFT TO LIGHT NORTHWEST. A WEAK FRONT WILL
CROSS THE BURN AREA AROUND MIDDAY BUT SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON
FIRE OPERATIONS. GOOD FALL BURNING CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ALOFT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL
RIDE OVER THE RIDGE LATE MONDAY BRINGING A THREAT OF RAIN TO THE
BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AT TIMES...
                    OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 TO 52 PERCENT.
EYEL LEVEL WIND.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AROUND 1200
                    LOCAL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...JOHNNY MAC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091023.LOWER.01/EKA