FNUS76 KEKA 100602
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINIER...USFS/SHF-TRMU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1102 PM PDT SUN OCT 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A WETTING RAIN TODAY WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF
AN INCH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS RAIN WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BEHIND
THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH
SOME CLOUDS AND SPOTTY SHOWERS LINGERING OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING DRY
CONDITIONS BACK TO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN BEGINNING BY 6 AM THIS MORNING AND BECOMING
                    STEADIER AND HEAVIER FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE
                    TAPERING TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 14 G 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN JUST A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...JESSE LOEFFLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111010.RAINI.01/EKA