FNUS76 KEKA 090241
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK  4...HOOPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
741 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1851 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A GENERAL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SURROUNDING
RIDGES NEAR THE MILL CREEK FIRE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS HIGH
PRESSURE WEAKENS AND THE THERMAL TROUGH SLIDES EAST. WINDS AT THE
LOCATION GENERALLY BE LIGHT DOWNVALLEY OVERNIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN UP VALLEY IN THE DAY. A VIGOROUS PACIFIC SYSTEM CONTINUES
TO FORECASTED FOR TUESDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 IN THE VALLEY AND UPPER 50S ALONG
                    THE RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS TO 5 MPH THEN BECOMING LIGHT BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

...FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....UPPER 40S IN THE VALLEY AND MID 50S ALONG
                    THE RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...STEVE D AMBRA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091008.MILLC.01/EKA