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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOCKER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1037 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL DECAY TODAY AS A STOUT TROUGH
DIGS TOWARD THE HOCKER SITE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE W AND NW THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING GUSTY EARLY THIS
EVENING. RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THIS TROUGH PASSAGE. RAIN WILL TURN
TO SHOWERS ON SAT AND WINDS WILL EASE...BUT REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF
THE NW. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL AS THE TROUGH PASSES. A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 27 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN BISSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120224.HOCKE.01/EKA