FNUS76 KEKA 162048
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BONANZA KING...USFS/SHF-TRMU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
148 PM PDT SUN OCT 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER THE REGION. A SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA
ON TUESDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    ...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING AND THEN SOUTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AYLWARD
REQUESTED BY...KERRI GILLILAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111017.BONAN.04/EKA