FNUS76 KEKA 121720
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE UNIT 3 9...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
920 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE RAIN AT THE BURN AREA TODAY. THE RAIN
WILL BECOME SHOWERY AND TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. COLD AIR WILL
FILTER IN LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO A FEW
HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE BURN AREA. SKIES WILL CLEAR SATURDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE...AND DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 3000 FEET IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6  MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS TAPERING OFF
                    LATE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER FROM 3000 FEET
                    IN THE EVENING TO 2200 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    LITTLE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FOR THE BURN AREA.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100312.WESTS.01/EKA