FNUS76 KEKA 130119
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINNIE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
519 PM PST THU NOV 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATER
TODAY...BRINGING A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS. SOME SNOW MAY EVEN
MIX IN WITH THE RAIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA.
OTHERWISE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN HIGH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN
TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
BEHIND THE FRONT. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RAIN
                    MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW AT HIGHER
                    ELEVATIONS. EXPECTED PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10-0.25
                    INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45 LOWER ELEVATIONS...AROUND 38 HIGHER
                    ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL AT SUNRISE...RISING TO
                    2000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE BY LATE EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST BY
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...RON BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091113.MINNI.03/EKA