FNUS76 KEKA 100314
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK UNIT 6C...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
714 PM PST WED DEC 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ON FRIDAY LOOK TO BE AROUND 4000 FEET HOWEVER COLD
TRAPPED AIR AROUND THE MAD RIVER DRAINAGE AND SURROUNDING CANYONS COULD
YIELD SNOW DOWN TO DRAINAGE BOTTOMS LATER ON FRIDAY.

NOTE: FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS OF 3400 TO 4320 FT

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY EARLY. INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A 30 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 TO 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LITTLE OR NO WIND EARLY...WEST OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4 TO 6 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BUSSCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091210.MADRI.01/EKA