FNUS76 KEKA 080556
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT F-18...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
956 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL CROSS THE BIG FLAT SITE TODAY WITH GUSTY
WINDS ALONG THE LOCAL RIDGES. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL THROUGH THE
DAY ALLOWING FOR RAIN TO TURN TO SNOW BY NIGHT TIME. SNOW WILL
TURN TO RAIN AGAIN LATE FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOME SCATTERED BY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT THU AT THE SITE ONLY TO
INCREASE AGAIN FRI AFTERNOON AS A SHORT WAVE CROSSES THE AREA.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 3
                    TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SCOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121108.BIGFL.01/EKA