FNUS76 KEKA 311647
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
947 AM PDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY... PEAKING AROUND
1300 PST. AROUND THAT SAME TIME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE
AREA...WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 2000 FEET...PRECIPITATION SHOULD COME
TO AN END BY EARLY EVENING. AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION...NORTHERLY
WINDS ON ITS BACKSIDE WILL BRING COOL AND DRY TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BEGINING AROUND 100 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTH 9 TO 11 MPH
                     WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON/BLOEMER
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.WESTS.01/EKA