FNUS76 KEKA 180652
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOPEY...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1052 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER THE CHANCE OF A FEW MORNING SHOWERS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE
DAY AS A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. THE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH ON THURSDAY...BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 40% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 30% CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 27 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 30% CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    30% CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 43 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...RON BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091118.DOPEY.01/EKA