FNUS76 KEKA 190241
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT  TSI 4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
641 PM PST TUE JAN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
LINGERING CLOUDS IN THE MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK FRONTAL
SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR IN BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DENLINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110119.BIGFL.03/EKA