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SPOT FORECAST FOR MANZANITA...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1053 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 PST ON NOVEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.
SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING BEFORE PICKING UP AGAIN LATE
TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 3000 FT BY FRIDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO DROP TO AROUND 2000 FT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOME SCATTERED
SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE ON SATURDAY. DAY TIME HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL COOL SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN
ACROSS THE REGION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...EZRA STILES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111117.MANZA.01/EKA