FNUS76 KEKA 102214 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR MICKEY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 314 PM PDT TUE MAR 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT WITH TYPICAL DIURNAL WINDS. THE NEXT FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-5700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH TIL 1900 BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 1-2 MPH AFTER DARK. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 5 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 8600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DEAN REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY ALLEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090311.MICKE.01/EKA