FNUS76 KEKA 270658
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1058 PM PST TUE FEB 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A WARM FRONT WILL CLIP THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY AND LAST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE
WEEKEND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE BECOMING WEST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 4000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE.

$$

FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...NICOLAS LYVERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130227.MADRI.01/EKA