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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
539 PM PDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHT
NW WINDS THURSDAY BEHIND THE WED NIGHT COLD FRONT. EAST WINDS THURSDAY
NIGHT AND THEN SOUTH FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING
                    BY 0900. A FEW CLOUDS DEVELOPING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 1-2 MPH BY 1000.
                    NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH GUSTING TO 5 MPH BY 1500.

SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 1-2 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 1-2 MPH BY 2100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 2-4 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST ABOUT 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 1-3 MPH BY NOON.                     THE AFTE
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DEAN
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110512.MADRI.01/EKA