FNUS76 KEKA 300041
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR191...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
441 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICTS TONIGHT...AND WILL BE EAST
OF THE AREA BY DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT AND
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DISTRICTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. A STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 13 MPH BECOMING 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.


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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091230.OCFR1.01/EKA