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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDAY GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
431 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
WITH STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH COLD ENOUGH AIR MOVING IN LATE WED NIGHT TO
TURN ANY REMAINING SHOWERS TO SNOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    EARLY...SWITCHING TO THE SOUTH 8-13 MPH AROUND NOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE UNDER 3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...LLOYD CRUZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110302.SUNDA.01/EKA