FNUS76 KEKA 071600
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIVER ADMIN UNIT 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
800 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 PST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
ONSHORE FLOW TODAY WILL PRODUCE COOLING, HIGHER RH'S AND GUSTY
NW WINDS MAINLY OVER THE RIDGES. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE
INTO TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS
TROUGH WILL GENERATE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING
x09x09    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS
x09x09    TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...
x09x09    INCREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
x09x09    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...ERICK ESQUIVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121107.MADRI.01/EKA