FNUS76 KEKA 100250
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
650 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN SITE FRIDAY
MORNING. A SECONDARY FRONT CROSSES THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY. WIND SHIFTS
WILL BE SUBTLE AS WINDS REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120210.WILLO.01/EKA