FNUS76 KEKA 030309
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER CREEK LOOP RX...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
809 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.
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 TONIGHT. ANOTHER
COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION
ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH DIMINISHING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...MATT DAIGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111103.SOLDI.01/EKA