FNUS76 KEKA 030238
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LACKS CREEK PILES...BLM ARCATA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
738 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1720 PDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING BRINGING
LIGHT RAIN TO THE REGION. A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL FOLLOW
THE FRONT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND GENERATE
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER COLD
UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION ON
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1300-3100 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 800-2600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...DAN WOODEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111102.LACKS.02/EKA