FNUS76 KEKA 281745 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 945 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 PST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION...A FRONT IS MOVING TOWARD NW CALIFORNIA TODAY...THE FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS AND PRODUCE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MARTIN REQUESTED BY...BILL JAROS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.BIGFL.01/EKA