FNUS76 KEKA 021153 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKSON...CAL FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 353 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1755 PST ON JANUARY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES OFF THE COAST WILL SEND WRAP AROUND SHOWERS ACROSS THE SEARCH AREA THROUGH MID-MORNING. EASTERLY WINDS MAY ALSO BE GUSTY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE RAIN WILL END BY NOON...BUT CLOUDS WILL HANG AROUND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN THROUGH 9 AM...THEN A 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING. WINDS DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING. WINDS DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ANDERSON REQUESTED BY...RACHELLE STEIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110101.JACKS.02/EKA