FNUS76 KEKA 090521
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER HAYFORK TS...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
921 PM PST MON NOV 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WET DAY ON TAP AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS POISED TO BRING A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT.  WIDESPREAD
HEAVIER RAIN WILL FOLLOW WITH THE COLD FRONT...WHICH SHOULD REACH THE FIRE
AREA BY 1300...GIVE OR TAKE AN HOUR.  SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY LOOKS FAIRLY DRY BUT COOLER. SNOW LEVELS DROP TO NEAR 45O0
FEET ON WEDNESDAY MORNING SO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY WED
GIVEN RX ELEVATION.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY...THEN WIDESPREAD WETTING
                    RAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND 1300.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...KEITH ROHRS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.LOWER.01/EKA