FNUS76 KEKA 180054
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUTH GUARD STATION UNIT 1...SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
454 PM PST THU NOV 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD UPPER TROUGH FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING
NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
THE EXACT LEVEL OF SNOW IS SKETCHY. INDICATIONS ARE
FOR WET HEAVY SNOW TO FALL AS LOW AS 2500 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATIONS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH
    SNOW IN THE MORNING...CHANGING OVER
    TO ALL SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39...FALLING TO 33 IN THE
    AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIN HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WIND.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111118.RUTHG.01/EKA