FNUS76 KEKA 200424 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG BAR...SHASTA-TRINITY NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 924 PM PDT MON OCT 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRANSIT THE AREA TUESDAY BRINGING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS THE REGION. WEDNESDAY A WEAKENING TROUGH WILL CLIP THE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTH DISTRICTS WITH ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDING THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GARCIA REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091020.BIGBA.01/EKA