FNUS76 KEKA 060602
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICKEY...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1002 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.  WINDS WILL BEGIN
IN THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE REGION.
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BRIEF AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE RAIN AND MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK.  SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 1500 FEET ASL
MONDAY AND TUESDAY THUS THE BURN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE SOME SNOW NEXT
WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...CLOUDS AND SHOWERS DECREASING
                    TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 TO 77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST AND SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31 TO 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...R NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090206.MICKE.01/EKA