FNUS76 KEKA 171642
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOPEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
842 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY
...BRINGING UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN. A COOLER AND DRIER
AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND HOLD THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.
RH..................100 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN DECREASING CLOUDS IN THE
    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41.
RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...RON BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.DOPEY.03/EKA