FNUS76 KEKA 191710
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH I...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
910 AM PST SUN FEB 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
TO ELEVATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 3500 FEET BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TUESDAY AND
LAST THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    LIGHT RAIN OR WET SNOW BECOMING LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN BISSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120219.EASTB.01/EKA