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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIVER ADMIN UNIT 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
538 PM PST TUE NOV 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 PST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG TOWARD THE MAD RIVER SITE OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY A FRONT ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR WILL
FILL IN WITH THE FRONT CAUSING SNOW LEVELS TO FALLS AND BRINGING
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SITE AND SURROUNDING RIDGES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...ERICK ESQUIVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121106.MADRI.02/EKA