FNUS76 KEKA 100427
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKEYE ROADS...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
827 PM PST WED DEC 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON DECEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
THE COLD AND DRY WEATHER IS GRADUALLY COMING TO AN END.  CLOUDS ASSOCIATED
WITH A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY
ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ON
FRIDAY LOOK TO BE AROUND 3500 FEET HOWEVER COLD TRAPPED AIR ALONG DRAINAGES
CANYON BOTTOMS COULD YIELD SNOW LOCALLY DOWN TO 2000 FT EARLY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
    OF SNOW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 TO 41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...GUSTS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28 TO 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...CHANGING
                    TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 TO 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 TO 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091210.BUCKE.01/EKA