FNUS76 KEKA 240651
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1051 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...CLEAR SKIES UNDER HIGH PRESSURE THIS MORNING WILL
COME TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONT APPROACHES. THIS FRONT
WILL CAUSE INCREASING WINDS OUT OF THE SW WHILE BRINGING A CHANCE
OF RAIN OR SNOW TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ALONG THE RIDGES
AROUND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW BEHIND THE FRONT AND
RAIN WILL TURN TO ISOLATED SHOWERS ON SAT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL
TO AROUND SITE LEVEL OF WILLOW CREEK RX.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WINDS BECOMING NW 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WIND 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120224.WILLO.01/EKA