FNUS76 KEKA 280659
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR 112...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1059 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 OCFR SITE THIS AFTERNOON
BRINGING GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN THE
LATE MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH WED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18
                    25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH...BECOMING 8 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...R  NULPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120228.OCFR1.01/EKA