FNUS76 KEKA 180408 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYFORK FOREST HEALTH...USFS SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 808 PM PST WED NOV 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SLIDING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE HAYFORK SITE TODAY. WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN ON SITE...RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AROUND THE FRONT. COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GARCIA REQUESTED BY...KEITH ROHRS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101118.HAYFO.01/EKA