FNUS76 KEKA 090525
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD LAKE FUEL BREAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
925 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING FRONT WILL LIMP THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY BRINGING A
FEW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL GIVE
WAY TO INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE RIDGES AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES. WINDS AT THE BURN SITE WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN...BUT
LIKELY MORE SOUTHWESTERLY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EARLY
                    AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 8 TO 13
                    MPH BY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING 3 TO 6 MPH BY
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE 2600-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...FRED BURROWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091109.HOWAR.01/EKA