FNUS76 KEKA 161726
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 178...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
926 AM PST WED DEC 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
ALTHOUGH THE FRONT THAT BROUGHT WIND AND RAIN TO THE AREA YESTERDAY
IS WELL EAST OF THE REGION...MOIST WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES.  THUS
CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...ALONG WITH HIGH
RH VALUES.  ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM ARRIVES ON FRIDAY BUT ONLY MINIMAL
AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND LIGHT WIND EXPECTED...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WEAK
FRONT ON SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE
4000 FEET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46 TO 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 TO 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....0 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091216.OCFR1.01/EKA