FNUS76 KEKA 100410
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMNER RIDGE...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
810 PM PST WED DEC 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 4000 FEET HOWEVER COLD TRAPPED AIR ALONG DRAINAGES
CANYON BOTTOMS COULD YIELD SNOW LOCALLY DOWN TO 1500 FT EARLY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A 30 PERCENT
    CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW TOWARD EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 4 MPH...GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27 TO 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...CHANGING TO RAIN IN
                    THE AFTERNOON
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091210.SUMNE.01/EKA