FNUS76 KEKA 080508
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
908 PM PST SUN NOV 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA...DIMINISHING BY NOON. A BRIEF DRY PERIOD WILL
FOLLOW LATER TODAY BEFORE ANOTHER FRONT BRINGS WETTING RAINS BY MIDDAY
TUESDAY.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    UNTIL LATE NOON.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 50 TO 55.
RH..................NEAR 100 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 65 TO 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE OR WEST 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39 TO 43.
RH..................100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 9
                    TOWARD SUNRISE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY BY NOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48 TO 52.
RH..................80 TO 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    30 TO 36 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...SHEILA BALENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.BIGFL.01/EKA