FNUS76 KEKA 021743 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR M 10 PILES...MENDOCINO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 943 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRY AND MOSTLY CLEAR WEATHER TO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY AND THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN SLOWLY INCREASE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE... MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE... MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 28 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE... MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 29 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CARROLL REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111202.M10PI.01/EKA