FNUS76 KEKA 180326
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEGUM SITE PREP...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
826 PM PDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL COAST OF CA
WILL COMBINE WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST CA
TO BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH WED.
WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE PRESENT DURING THE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS
WHILE DAYTIME WEATHER SHOULD BE MAINLY CLOUD FREE. THE PATTERN BEGINS
TO CHANGE LATE IN THE WEEK WITH INCREASING RAIN CHANCES BY THE WEEKEND.
WETTING RAINS LOOK LIKELY FOR ALL DISTRICTS ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-7600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 4600
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST WIND EARLY...BECOMING UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.BEEGU.01/EKA