FNUS76 KEKA 190642
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1042 PM PST THU NOV 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVE AT THE
BIG FLAT SITE TODAY...WHILE THE SURROUNDING RIDGES HAVE SLIGHTLY
ELEVATED WINDS. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT. OVER THE WEEKEND SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL...TURNING
SOME RAIN SHOWERS INTO SNOW SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900-6700 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...W ESCOBAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101119.BIGFL.01/EKA