FNUS76 KEKA 160027
FWSEKA

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY ALTHOUGH
SIGNIFICANT DEW OR FROST IS LIKELY AT IGNITION TIME.
CHANCES FOR SPRINKLES BEGIN TO INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT
ANY WETTING RAINS ARE LIKELY TO HOLD OFF UNTIL FRIDAY. AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-356.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 12
                    MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...TIM MEMMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101216.BIGFL.01/EKA