FNUS76 KEKA 180328
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT PILE RX  7 8...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
728 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AT TIMES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
PRECIP CHANCES WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE REGION. THIS STORM WITH BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL AS
THE WET PATTERN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.



.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 27 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 31 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN TWITCHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120118.BIGFL.01/EKA