FNUS76 KEKA 201149 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SHORE UNIT 3...RNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 449 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1425 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 BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO THE DISTRICTS TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY A WEAKENING TROUGH WILL SKIRT NORTH OF THE BURN AREA WITH ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDING THURSDAY. LOOK FOR INCREASING CLOUDS WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY CLEARING AND A CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-63. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT RISING TO 1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-47. MAX HUMIDITY........77-83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT RISING TO 1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CILIBERTI REQUESTED BY...RICK YOUNG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091020.WESTS.02/EKA