FNUS76 KEKA 270144
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BREAK UNIT 6C...USDA FS SIX RIVERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
544 PM PST WED JAN 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH
AT LEAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS NIGHTS...SO NOCTURNAL WIND SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT TO
MODERATE. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY LOW
WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN VARIABLE 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MCDANIEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110127.MADRI.01/EKA