FNUS76 KEKA 041441
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
641 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1555 PST ON DECEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
MORNING...BECOMING A STEADIER RAIN. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SHOWERS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE
8000 FEET HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY. COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL
THEN ARRIVE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ALTHOUGH PESKY
SHOWERS MAY HANG AROUND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING BECOMING A STEADIER RAIN
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...TONY HERBERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121204.BIGFL.01/EKA