FNUS76 KEKA 151454
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROFTEN...U. S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
654 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A PRE-FRONTAL RAIN BAND WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH SOME
GUSTY WIND AND RAIN. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE RIDGES.
THIS FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY COOLING TEMPS, LOWERING SNOW
LEVELS, AND CONTINUED SHOWERY PRECIPITATION. EXPECT RAIN TO TURN
TO SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE ABOUT 2000 FEET BY EARLY WED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...
                    SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...STEVE GRAVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.CROFT.01/EKA