FNUS76 KEKA 080535
FWSEKA

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL CROSS THE MAD RIVER SITE THIS MORNING WITH
GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE LOCAL RIDGES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS TROUGH. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF BY THE AFTERNOON AND
REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH FRI. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE ISOLATED ON
FRI.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EARLY MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...ERICK ESQUIVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121108.MADRI.02/EKA