FNUS76 KEKA 160659
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH I...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1059 PM PST WED FEB 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE THE DRY TREND INTO THE AFTERNOON
TODAY. BY THIS EVENING THE RIDGE WILL BE REPLACED BY AN
APPROACHING FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE EAST BRANCH
SITE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT BUT
WILL GUST ALONG THE RIDGES AHEAD OF FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN BISSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120216.EASTB.01/EKA