FNUS76 KEKA 210437 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH I...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 837 PM PST MON FEB 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING LIGHT DRIZZLE TO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WEST COAST WEATHER PATTERN. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 MPH INCREASING TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...CARROLL REQUESTED BY...SUSAN BISSELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120221.EASTB.01/EKA