FNUS76 KEKA 170704
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1104 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WILLOW CREEK SITE LATE FRI INTO SAT.
RAIN WILL PRECEDE AND ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY THEN TURNING TO THE W AND NW AND
INCREASE TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE
RIDGES. RAIN WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS AND THEN GIVE WAY TO PARTIAL
CLEARING ON SAT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120217.WILLO.01/EKA