FNUS76 KEKA 170405
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BREAK  3G...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
805 PM PST TUE NOV 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN TODAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. AS SUCH...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF WED AND THEN BECOME SW BY
LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE WED NIGHT INTO THU BEFORE
DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY THU AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE
AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WED NIGHT INTO THU.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2700 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...ERICK ESQUIVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.MADRI.01/EKA