FNUS76 KEKA 141244
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK  3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
444 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600-2200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...MIXING WITH SNOW BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...RANDY NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110214.MILLC.01/EKA