FNUS76 KEKA 090503 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...SIX RIVERS NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 903 PM PST MON NOV 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION...A WET DAY ON TAP AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS POISED TO BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT. WIDESPREAD HEAVIER RAIN WILL FOLLOW WITH THE COLD FRONT...WHICH SHOULD REACH THE FIRE AREA BY NOON...GIVE OR TAKE AN HOUR. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. WEDNESDAY LOOKS FAIRLY DRY BUT COOLER. .TODAY (TUESDAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY...THEN WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52. MIN HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AROUND 1200. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE... MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TONKIN REQUESTED BY...SHEILA BALENT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101109.BIGFL.01/EKA