FNUS76 KEKA 301743
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSH MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1043 AM PDT TUE OCT 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 PDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS FILTERING ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN TO THE REGION
ON WEDNESDAY.  WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AGAIN TODAY WITH ONLY
A LIGHT INCREASE DUE TO TERRAIN AFFECTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  WINDS
ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY TONIGHT...MIXING DOWN TO
BURN ELEVATIONS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 TO 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST OR UPSLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WIND 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........GUSTY SOUTH WINDS FROM 1000 TO 1200 PDT...THEN RAIN BY NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT...RISING TO 100 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WIND 12 TO 18 MPH..GUSTS TO 20 TO 30 MPH DURING
                    THE LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.BRUSH.01/EKA