FNUS76 KEKA 200117
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUEL BREAK 3H...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
617 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARMER AND DRIER PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
SHIFTS EASTWARD FROM THE NE PACIFIC ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                         IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110520.MADRI.01/EKA