FNUS76 KEKA 060226
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD LAKE FUEL BREAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
626 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT RAIN OVER THE BURN AREA
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH POST FRONTAL RAIN SHOWERS
FRIDAY TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL EASE
ON FRIDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS PREVAILING FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 35 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 0 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...FRED BURROWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091106.HOWAR.01/EKA