FNUS76 KEKA 181702 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT TSI 4...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 902 AM PST TUE JAN 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONT WILL BRING THE THREAT OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 60% CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 60% CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN 40% CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STROZ REQUESTED BY...DOUG DENLINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110118.BIGFL.01/EKA