FNUS76 KEKA 140021
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
421 PM PST MON DEC 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING STORM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT...WITH SHOWERS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
RIDGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........100% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-7000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 80% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN 50% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 40% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...TIM MEMMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101214.BIGFL.01/EKA