FNUS76 KEKA 060149
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH HILL TRAIL...UFSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
549 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...

A TROUGH MOVING OVER THE WEST COAST WILL BRING RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTH
WINDS TO THE DISTRICT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS LEADING UP TO THE BURN.  WHILE OVERALL WIND PATTERN
WILL BE FOR WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST...SURFACE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE
FUNNELING UP THE RIVER VALLEY AT THE LOWEST LEVELS AND MANIFEST OUT
OF THE WEST. ANTICIPATE WET GROUND CONDITIONS IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
AFTER WIDESPREAD RAINS IN THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. FOR THE DAYTIME...HIT OR
MISS SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...EXPECT ANOTHER DISTURBANCE
THIS WEEKEND AGAIN BRINGING CHANCES FOR RAIN.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........60 PERCENT CHANCE RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...FRANCES ORTEGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091106.FRENC.01/EKA