FNUS76 KEKA 070529 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 139...U.S.F.S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 929 PM PST WED FEB 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A POST FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE SITE TODAY BRINGING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT THE SITE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700-2700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...GARCIA REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130207.OCFR1.01/EKA