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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT  TSI 4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
908 AM PST MON JAN 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND COOL AIRMASS WILL PERSIST TODAY DUE TO CONTINUED HIGH
PRESSURE. A RETURN TO A WETTER PATTERN WILL START TUESDAY WITH A
WARM FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
THE REGION ON THURSDAY BRINGING MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DENLINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110110.BIGFL.01/EKA