FNUS76 KEKA 281524
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
724 AM PST TUE FEB 28 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 FRONT IS MOVING TOWARD NW CALIFORNIA
TODAY...THE FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS...RAIN...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FROM
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800-2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 29 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120228.WILLO.01/EKA