FNUS76 KEKA 050232
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD LAKE FUEL BREAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
632 PM PST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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 NEAR SUNRISE WITH WETTING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. EXPECT A HALF OF AN 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.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 85 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...FRED BURROWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.HOWAR.01/EKA