FNUS76 KEKA 221740
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SIDE ONE...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
940 AM PST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY OVER THE BURN
SITE.  A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...THEN CROSS
THE BURN AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
AN INCREASE IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS TOWARD SUNRISE FOLLOWED BY
RAINFALL. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 4000 FEET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 34 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT EAST...BECOMING WEST OR UPSLOPE 2 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5900 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    TOWARD SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36 TO 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TOWARD SUNRISE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST OR SOUTHEAST  WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON 2 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AND
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...FBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.SOUTH.01/EKA