FNUS76 KEKA 170655
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH I...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1055 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NW CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING WILL BRING
RAIN TO THE EAST BRANCH SITE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL TURN TO
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL...ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO
FALL AS SNOW. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN COOL. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ALONG THE FRONT AND
BEHIND THE FRONT...INITIALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH THEN OUT OF THE NW
BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ALONG THE RIDGES DURING THIS
TIME. SHOWERS WILL TAPER DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS A WEAK RIDGE
BUILDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN TURNING TO SNOW LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 3500-3600 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN BISSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120217.EASTB.01/EKA