FNUS76 KEKA 091548 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 748 AM PST WED DEC 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PST ON DECEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... COLD AIR WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY BEFORE A GRADUAL WARMING TREND BEGINS THU AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TRANSITS THE REGION. A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASING HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CAFFREY REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091209.MILLC.01/EKA