FNUS76 KEKA 151054
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPPAS FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
354 AM PDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST TODAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE REGION. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE WILL MAINTAIN THE CHANCE OF RAIN THU. CONFIDENCE
CONTINUES TO INCREASE ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF WETTING RAINS TO ALL
DISTRICTS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE WEST COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1300-3100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1500
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...SHEILA BALENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100915.PAPPA.01/EKA