FNUS76 KEKA 090023 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE FUELBREAK UNIT 6C...SIX RIVERS NF-MAD RIVER RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 423 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COOL AND DRY WEATHER TO THE BURN SITE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL TREND TOWARD NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS REMAINING GENERALLY 10 MPH OR LESS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON FRIDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-42. MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BETTWY REQUESTED BY...JOHN BUSSCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091209.MADRI.01/EKA