FNUS76 KEKA 290020
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH HILL TRAIL...USFS/SRF NRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
520 PM PDT WED OCT 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL KEEP THE MAIN STORM TRACK
NORTH OF THE DISTRICTS FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK. HOWEVER...A WEAK
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE FRENCH HILL TRAIL AREA THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A RISE IN HUMIDIFIES AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL OCCUR BY LATE
MORNING THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN 0.10 INCH OF RAIN. BY FRIDAY THE FRONT WILL
LIFT NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRYER
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT RISING TO 1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...SHEILA BALENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091029.FRENC.01/EKA