FNUS76 KEKA 131653
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR COON MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
853 AM PST FRI NOV 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 PST ON NOVEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE BURN AREA EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON
WITH SHOWERS BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE WILL BE A WIND SHIFT
TO THE NORTH WITH SHOWERS ENDING BY EARLY EVENING. CLEARING AND DRIER
CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ENDING EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...SRF  NRA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091113.COONM.01/EKA