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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK UNIT 5E...USFS, MAD RIVER R.D.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
120 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTH AND TEMPS MUCH COOLER BEHIND A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...INCREASING TO
                    14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME INCREASING TO
                    4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091027.MADRI.01/EKA