FNUS76 KEKA 080601 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...SMITH RIVER NRA( USFS) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1001 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION...RAIN WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS EARLY TODAY AS A FRONT STALLS AND BEGINS TO DISSIPATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS BE GENTLE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTY PERIODS THROUGH THU. EXPOSED REGIONS AND SURROUNDING RIDGES WILL HAVE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS THE PATTERN ALOFT REMAINS STRONG. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GARCIA REQUESTED BY...TOMMY CONTRERAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101208.BIGFL.01/EKA