FNUS76 KEKA 271859
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1159 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 PDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT WILL ALLOW COLDER AND
TEMPORARILY DRIER AIR TO SWEEP INTO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY
BEFORE RAIN INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY THURSDAY MORNING.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES BUT WITH FEW BREAKS THROUGH
SATURDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING TAPERING OFF
                    BY MIDDAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...MARK MOSCHETTI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120327.BIGFL.01/EKA