FNUS76 KEKA 040440 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 940 PM PDT WED NOV 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAKENING FRONT WILL APPROACH THE DISTRICTS FRIDAY...WITH RAIN CHANCES INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MARGINALLY WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED IN THE BIG FLAT AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 69. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 49. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CILIBERTI REQUESTED BY...NICK BALENT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101103.BIGFL.02/EKA