FNUS76 KEKA 141725 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 925 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 PST ON FEBRUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL POUR ACROSS THE WESTSHORE SITE TODAY AS A POTENT PACIFIC STORM CROSSES THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE RAIN LATE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A POST FRONTAL TROUGH THIS EVENING, WHICH WILL BRING MORE WIND AND RAIN, AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 27 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 53 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 19 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 41 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW IN THE MORNING TURNING TO RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 56 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GARCIA REQUESTED BY...TIMOTHY SIMPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110214.WESTS.01/EKA