FNUS76 KEKA 181853
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLUTO...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1053 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER TODAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE COAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.  SOUTH WINDS AHEAD
OF THE FRONT CAN BE ANTICIPATED LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AROUND THE
BURN AREA...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED AREAS.  THIS WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY A HEARTY DOSE OF RAIN BEGINNING AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY AND
PERSISTING THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. SNOW LEVELS ON FRIDAY WILL BE NEAR 4000
FEET WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.

NOTE: RANDY, ALTHOUGH THE GENERAL SNOW LEVELS FOR FRIDAY ARE 4000 FEET...
GIVEN THE AREA THAT YOUR BURNING IN AND THE NATURE OF COLD AIR GETTING
"TRAPPED" IN THAT REGION IT WOULD NOT BE UN-REASONABLE TO EXPECT
POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW AT THE BURN SITE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 TO 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31 TO 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091118.PLUTO.03/EKA