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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL UNIT 6C...USDA FS SIX RIVERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
429 AM PST FRI FEB 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A PERSISTENT DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
A WEAK DISTURBANCE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL BRING SLIGHTLY HIGHER
HUMIDITIES TO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER
NORTHEAST WINDS ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO
                    4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN REESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110204.MADRI.01/EKA