FNUS76 KEKA 141432
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROFTEN...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
632 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A POTENT PACIFIC STORM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD
RAIN AND WIND ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE GUSTY
AND STRONGEST ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES. RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW LEVEL FALLS BELOW 3000 FT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AND RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AND RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...STEVE GRAVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110214.CROFT.01/EKA