FNUS76 KEKA 182358 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYFORK COMPOUND...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 458 PM PDT SUN APR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA LATER TODAY...BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT THESE WILL BE LIGHT AS THE BULK OF RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 INCH. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. EXPECTED PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 TO 0.50 INCH. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL RISING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BURGER REQUESTED BY...FBA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.HAYFO.01/EKA