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SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK TRAILHEAD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
817 PM PST TUE NOV 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN TODAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. AS SUCH...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF WED AND THEN BECOME SW BY
LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE WED NIGHT INTO THU BEFORE
DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY THU AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE
AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WED NIGHT INTO THU.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH GUSTING TO 28
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SPAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.MILLC.01/EKA