FNUS76 KEKA 101658
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
858 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON DECEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT
WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE
IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL RISE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN WHETHER THE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW OR RAIN. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD THE NEXT SYSTEM WHICH WILL BRING ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN AREA ON SATURDAY.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH A 60
                    PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WIND 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091210.MILLC.01/EKA