FNUS76 KEKA 050201
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK UNIT 5E...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
601 PM PST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 AFTERNOON 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 IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE  AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BUSSCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.MADRI.01/EKA