FNUS76 KEKA 171405
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT PILE RX  7 8...UFSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
605 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECIP CHANCES WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE REGION. THIS STORM WITH BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL AS
A WET PATTERN WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 23 TO 28 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-2300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 27 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS DENLINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120117.BIGFL.01/EKA