FNUS76 KEKA 180418
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BREAK  3H...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
818 PM PST WED NOV 17 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SLIDING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING RAIN TO THE
MAD RIDGE SITE TODAY. WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN ON SITE...RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
AROUND THE FRONT. COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING
THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH GUSTING 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...ERICK ESQUIVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101118.MADRI.01/EKA