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SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK  3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
742 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON
WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD UNSTABLE AIR MASS THAT HAS MOVED
OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER
SHOWERS. DECREASING SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW LEVEL
WILL LOWER FROM NEAR 3,500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY TO NEAR 2,500 FEET
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO CALIFORNIA ON
THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
                    MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...ZACK TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110316.MILLC.01/EKA