FNUS76 KEKA 281423
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROFTEN...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
623 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY AS A WEAK FRONT
RESIDES ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY SITTING RIGHT
ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE BURN SITE..BUT TEMPS SHOULD RISE
GRADUALLY THROUGH LATE MORNING THUS ANY SNOW FALLING EARLY WILL
CHANGE TO RAIN LATER TODAY. A STRONGER STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE
TUESDAY...ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND MORE RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2300-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE GRAVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110228.CROFT.01/EKA