FNUS76 KEKA 110051 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR SIDEHILL PRAIRIE UNDERSTORY LACKS CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 451 PM PST MON DEC 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON DECEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING PRECIPITATION AND INCREASED WINDS. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........30% CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN 100% CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........100% CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. 50% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STROZ REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121211.SIDEH.01/EKA