FNUS76 KEKA 270247
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT  UNIT  TSI-4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
647 PM PST SUN DEC 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A BRIEF DRYING TREND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY...BRINGING
ADDITIONAL WETTING RAINS AND SNOW TO THE DISTRICTS. MODERATE TO
HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR THE BIG FLAT AREA ON TUESDAY.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...WITH LOW ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........86-88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........83-86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300FT RISING TO 2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS DENLINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101227.BIGFL.01/EKA