FNUS76 KEKA 181722 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR GASQUET MTN PILE RX...SIX RIVERS NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 922 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY AT VARYING INTENSITIES. SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT BEGIN TO BECOME LIGHTER AND LESS FREQUENT WITH JUST A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AROUND ON SATURDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 2500 FT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 3000 FT AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS LIKELY ABOVE 4000 FT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........WIDESPREAD AND FREQUENT RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 22 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHTER AND LESS FREQUENT OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FEET AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...DODD REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS DENLINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111118.GASQU.01/EKA