FNUS76 KEKA 160050
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OREGON...US FOREST SERVICE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
450 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST LATE MONDAY ALLOWING
WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND BECOME GUSTY...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE SURROUNDING RIDGES. THIS STORM WILL BRING DECENT RAINFALL TO THE
BURN AREA OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. A COOL AND RAINY PATTERN
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 TO 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 TO 92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 TO 79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091116.OREGO.01/EKA