FNUS76 KEKA 190551
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FUEL BREAK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1051 PM PDT MON MAR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE WINDS AROUND TO THE SOUTH
TODAY THEN INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING. LIGHT RAIN WILL PRECEDE THE
FRONT MIDDAY...THEN TURN TO STEADY RAIN IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AT THE SOUTH FUEL BREAK SITE. RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL SHARPLY TO AROUND
4000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...THE BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...KEITH ROHRS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130319.SOUTH.02/EKA