FNUS76 KEKA 090617 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 46...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1017 PM PST MON MAR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY BELOW THE CANOPY AND SHIFTING FROM WEST TO SOUTH ABOVE THE CANOPY. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS, AND WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS AND WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY INCREASING TO PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 TO 8 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........WET SNOW TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900-3600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ANDERSON REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100309.OCFR4.01/EKA