FNUS76 KEKA 071625 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 825 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 PST ON FEBRUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION...A FRONT MOVING THROUGH NW CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT RAIN TO THE BIG FLAT SITE THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL TAPER TO SHOWER BY THIS AFTERNOON....FOLLOWED BY CLEAR OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ALONG THE RIDGES THIS MORNING...BUT EASE SHARPLY BY MIDDAY. BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR CLEARING SKIES AND WARMER DRIER CONDITIONS BY WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDDAY. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 21 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GARCIA REQUESTED BY...MARK MOSCHETTI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120207.BIGFL.01/EKA