FNUS76 KEKA 041306 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR S-212 CNR C-FALLER...CAL FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 506 AM PST THU FEB 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO THE BURN SITE TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO MORE THAN 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING...WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING WITH HEAVIER RAIN DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING BY LATE MORNING TO 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 19 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BETTWY REQUESTED BY...TERRY GUERRERO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100203.S212C.02/EKA