FNUS76 KEKA 171657
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 134 - 136...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
857 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS CLOUDS INCREASE.
SOME MINOR WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH
SEVERAL INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS RISE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH
THURSDAY. THIS STORM WITH BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL AS
A WET PATTERN WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
                    ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 19 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND WET SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING ALL RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE TO 5000
                    FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...R  NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120117.OCFR1.01/EKA