FNUS76 KEKA 020503
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS/SRF NRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
903 PM PST MON MAR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A COUPLE ROUNDS OF
PRECIPITATION...ONE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...AND THE OTHER
TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT (SNOW
LEVELS AS LOW AS 2000 FEET) ARE EXPECTED. TOTAL PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE UNDER 2 INCHES. SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY
BECOME GUSTY ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGES WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 19 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HENRY
REQUESTED BY...ANNA KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100302.BIGFL.01/EKA