FNUS76 KEKA 050151
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE UNIT 14...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
551 PM PST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN OVER THE BURN
AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BE A CONCERN
THURSDAY NIGHT 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 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 40 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 48 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...PAUL JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.LASTC.01/EKA