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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR46...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
759 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY
BRINGING HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG RIDGETOP WINDS. PRECIPITATION WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE
REGION...LIKELY RESULTING IN RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AT THE BURN
AREA WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. A FEW
LIGHT SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER STRONG AND COLD
STORM EXPECTED FOR LATE SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. COLDER. EXPECTED PRECIP AMOUNT 0.75 TO
                    1.25 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS TURNING TO SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100402.OCFR4.01/EKA