FNUS76 KEKA 201841
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN GULCH...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1041 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
STUBBORN COLD AIR TRAPPED IN EASTERN TRINITY COUNTY WILL EVENTUALLY
ERODE LATER TODAY ALLOWING SNOW TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO
RAIN. A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT WITH WINDS VEERING TO WEST
SOUTHWEST FOR SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL DURING THE DAY WITH
MORE SUBSTANTIAL SNOW EXPECTED SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN LATER THIS
                    AFTERNOON. LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
                    SNOWFALL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING
                    TO  BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS. UP TO AN INCH OF
                    ACCUMULATION BY EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN BISSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120120.GARDE.01/EKA