FNUS76 KEKA 030544
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1044 PM PDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0100 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BIG FLAT SITE LATE THIS
MORNING. RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRECEDE ITS PASSAGE. RAIN WILL
TURN TO SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL EASE BY AFTERNOON. THE AFTERNOON
WILL PROVIDE MORE VERTICAL MIXING THAN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING BECOMING THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...MARK MOSCHETTI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.BIGFL.01/EKA