FNUS76 KEKA 280649
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH II...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1049 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE EAST BRANCH SITE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH WED. SNOW WILL
BEGIN TO FALL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH WED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW...BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...L GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120228.EASTB.01/EKA