FNUS76 KEKA 031730 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR GAINOR...SIX RIVERS N.F. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1030 AM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1005 PDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL AT THE SITE THROUGH SATURDAY. GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING WITH CHANCES INCREASING EACH DAY THOUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 29 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 27 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...AYLWARD REQUESTED BY...DILLON LEWIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130503.GAINO.01/EKA