FNUS76 KEKA 111443 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 23...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 743 AM PDT THU APR 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER AND LOWER RH VALUES EXPECTED TODAY AS DRY AIR FILTERS OVER NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEHIND A FRONTAL PASSAGE. SOME VALLEY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...KIDWELL REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130411.OCFR2.01/EKA