FNUS76 KEKA 060146 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 546 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 PST ON NOVEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... POST FRONTAL RAIN SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE BURN AREA FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SHOWERS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT A TROUGH WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL EASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH WEST 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HARTLEY REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM JAROS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091105.PANTH.01/EKA