FNUS76 KEKA 180342
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...SMITH RIVER NRA( USFS)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
742 PM PST WED NOV 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SLIDING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING RAIN TO THE
BIG FLAT SITE TODAY. WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVE ON SITE...RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
AROUND THE FRONT. COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING
THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3100-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...TOMMY CONTRERAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101118.BIGFL.01/EKA