FNUS76 KEKA 211723
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FLAT...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1023 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 PDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO THE DISTRICTS ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF SHOWERS TO
THE NORTHERN DISTRICTS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SHOWERS LIKELY
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................95-100 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE TENDING NW/W 1 TO 2 G 5 MPH AT IGNITION
                    BECOMING NW/N AND INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 G 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WNW 3 TO 5 G 8 MPH AT IGNITION; NW 14 TO 16 G 25 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 700 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 3000 TO
                    4000 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WNW 4 MPH AT IGNITION; NW 12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TENDING NW/W 2 TO 3 G 6 MPH AT IGNITION
                    BECOMING NW/N AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 G 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NW 12 TO 14 MPH EVENING; BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600 TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NW 12 MPH EVENING; N 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING N 2 TO 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AM; PARTLY SUNNY PM. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH MORNING; WEST 7 TO 8 MPH AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING; 5000 FT AGL AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 MPH MORNING; WEST 7 MPH AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BRASHEARS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130521.BIGFL.01/EKA