FNUS76 KEKA 050221
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH HILL TRAIL...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
621 PM PST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH WILL BRING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN
WILL BEGIN A FEW HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE WITH WETTING RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT NEAR ONE INCH OF RAIN OVER THE BURN
AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BE A CONCERN
THURSDAY AS THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
TO THE FIRE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN...BECOMING
                    A 50 PERCENT CHANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH LATE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...SRF  NRA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.FRENC.01/EKA