FNUS76 KEKA 290309
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK UNIT 3I...SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
709 PM PST MON NOV 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC ALONG
WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS CALIFORNIA
AND NEVADA WILL PRODUCE AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN ACROSS NORTHWEST CA
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONGEST EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE
OBSERVED ALONG EXPOSED AREAS AND RIDGES ABOVE 2000 FT. CORRESPONDING RH
VALUES WILL ALSO BE LOWER THAN NORMAL DURING THIS PERIOD...HOWEVER CURRENT
FUEL MOISTURE VALUES WILL PREVENT THE NEED TO ISSUE ANY WATCH OR WARNING
PRODUCTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 MPH BY EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 400 FT
                    AGL BY EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 9 MPH BY EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 4 MPH INCREASING TO 6 MPH BY EVENING.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111129.MADRI.01/EKA