FNUS76 KEKA 181639
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILLSBURY RANCH...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
839 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 PST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
RAINS AND MOUNTAIN SNOWS WILL SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE AREA THIS EVENING. JUST A BRIEF BREAK IS EXPECTED FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTS
INTO SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A COUPLE BREAKS OVERALL
THE WET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH RAIN OVERSPREADING
                    THE AREA THIS EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HEAVY RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120118.PILLS.02/EKA