FNUS76 KEKA 171621
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKEYE ROADS...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
821 AM PST THU DEC 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER WILL OCCUR TODAY BEFORE ADDITIONAL RAIN
CHANCES RESUME TONIGHT...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE NORTH COAST AROUND 2100 PST TONIGHT AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
BURN AREA PROVIDING SOME LIGHT RAIN...BUT SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN WELL
ABOVE THE BURN ELEVATIONS. A COUPLE MORE WEAK FRONTS PUSH THROUGH THE
REGION ON SAT AND SUN WITH LIGHT RAIN EXPECTED...BUT SNOW LEVELS REMAIN
HIGH.  A LONGER STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER LOOKS IN STORE FOR NEXT WEEK AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER CA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 TO 74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM...OR SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY EARLY...INCREASING CLOUDS WITH RAIN
                    LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 TO 68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091217.BUCKE.01/EKA