FNUS76 KEKA 280402 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD RIDGE PILE BURN 6C...USDA FS SIX RIVERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 802 PM PST THU JAN 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY AND WARM WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN TO THE BURN SITE LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. UNTIL THEN...WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH UNSEASONABLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES. GENERALLY LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ON FRIDAY WILL INCREASE SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BURGER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MCDANIEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110128.MADRI.01/EKA