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SPOT FORECAST FOR CROFTEN...U. S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
633 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY WITH COOLER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE. ON WEDNESDAY A SYSTEM
WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST BRINGING MUCH COLDER
CONDITIONS WITH A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW. EXPECT SNOW
LEVELS TO DROP TO 1000 FEET AT MOST LOCATIONS BY THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...STEVE GRAVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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