FNUS76 KEKA 101713
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
913 AM PST FRI DEC 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE
MORNING...WITH A SHORT RESPITE IN STORE FOR THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCES OF
HEAVIER RAINS RETURN LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
SATURDAY.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE VALLEY LOCATIONS TODAY...
THOUGH THEY WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN WITH HEIGHT. GUSTS ON SURROUNDING
RIDGE TOPS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 30 MPH EARLY TODAY AND AGAIN LATER TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TOMMORROW...BRINGING STRONGER WINDS TO THE VALLEY FLOOR.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 80 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........52 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 TO 87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SW 14 TO 18 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EARLY
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...WITH
    INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...W 8 TO 10 MPH BECOMING S 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........W AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING S 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN EARLY DIMINISHING TO RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 TO 84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SW 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER/BLOEMER
REQUESTED BY...TIM MEMMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101210.BIGFL.01/EKA