FNUS76 KEKA 030537
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLATE LANDING PILES...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1037 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
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 AND SNOW TO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4500 FT.
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH AND SNOWFALL LESS
THAN AN INCH. A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT
LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND GENERATE SCATTERED RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 3500 FT THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. 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 SCATTERED RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING 6100-8000 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...L GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111103.SLATE.01/EKA