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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK UNIT 3I...SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
812 AM PST TUE NOV 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA WITH
PRIMARILY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH WED NIGHT. A FEW
SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF THE SITE TODAY. DRY
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU RESULTING IN
LOWER HUMIDITY AND POSSIBLY MARGINAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5200 FT AGL BY
                    LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY LATE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.


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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111108.MADRI.01/EKA