FNUS76 KEKA 151549
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
749 AM PST WED DEC 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RELATIVELY DRY PERIOD OF WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE DISTRICTS TODAY
AND THURSDAY...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AFFECTING THE BIG FLAT AREA. STARTING
FRIDAY A SERIES OF STORMS WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST...BRINGING
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...TIM MEMMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101214.BIGFL.02/EKA