FNUS76 KEKA 181225
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK...SIX RIVERS NF-MAD RIVER RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
425 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRYING TREND EXPECTED TODAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE REGION. A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON
THURSDAY...BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS BY THURSDAY
NIGHT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON
FRIDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED
OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 TO 62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BUSSCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091118.MADRI.01/EKA