FNUS76 KEKA 190121 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 521 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A STORM APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STROZ REQUESTED BY...FRED BURROWS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091119.HUNTE.01/EKA