FNUS76 KEKA 250317
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT TSI 7 8...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
817 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS TO
THE AREA ON THURSDAY. A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING INCREASING
CHANCES OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 20% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 40% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...EAMON ENGBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121025.BIGFL.02/EKA