FNUS76 KEKA 110054
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR EEL RIVER LIVE FIRE TRAINING...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
554 PM PDT SUN OCT 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

...GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED BY MONDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING OFFSHORE FLOW...WARMING AND DRYING TO
THE REGION ON MONDAY. THE DRYING AND WARMING WILL PERSIST INTO
TUESDAY AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST. GUSTY NORTHEAST TO
EAST WIND ALONG WITH POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW MORNING LOW CLOUDS...THEN SUNNY BY 10 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTH WIND...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WIND 7 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND...BECOMING CALM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WIND 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WIND 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...KURT DERNEDDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101011.EELRI.01/EKA