FNUS76 KEKA 081632
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...SRF SMNRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
832 AM PST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 PST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT IS PASSING THROUGH THE
REGION THIS MORNING BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE BIG FLAT SITE.
AS A RESULT...THE WINDS ALONG THE RIDGES ARE A BIT HIGHER THAN
EXPECTED. A BUILDING RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON WILL PUSH THE FRONT TO
THE NORTH AND ALLOW THE RIDGE LINE WINDS TO EASE. OVERALL LOOK FOR
DRY CONDITIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3800 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120208.BIGFL.01/EKA