FNUS76 KEKA 090111
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDAY GULCH...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
511 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 PST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BRIEFLY OVER THE BURN AREA TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS. ANOTHER STRONGER SYSTEM
ARRIVES LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY BRINGING GUSTY SOUTH
WIND AND MORE RAIN TO THE AREA. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
WEEKEND AS THE ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES.

NOTE: SPOT FORECAST ISSUED TUESDAY EVENING...VALID FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH
      THURSDAY.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 TO 54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    WINDY LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING GUSTY. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. WINDY THROUGH 1300 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........ABOVE 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH EARLY...WINDS
                    DIMINISHING TO WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BY
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 2O MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WIND
                    DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...LLOYD CRUZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110309.SUNDA.01/EKA