FNUS76 KEKA 141732
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
932 AM PST THU JAN 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY FAIR AND DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH SOME LOW CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. WINDS...MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST...
WILL REMAIN UNDER 10 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF RAIN ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.

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