FNUS76 KEKA 161430
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROFTEN...U. S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
630 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY BRINGING
LOWERING SNOW LEVELS WITH NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW
CHANCES WILL DECREASE ON THURSDAY...BUT ANOTHER LOW MAY BRING
MORE RAIN BY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24 TO 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...STEVE GRAVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110216.CROFT.01/EKA