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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
959 PM PST WED FEB 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1745 PST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN AREA
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN THURSDAY
AND LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND...MAINLY NORTH OF THE BURN AREA.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LIGHT RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...NICOLAS LYVERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130227.MADRI.02/EKA