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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
305 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 PST ON FEBRUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AND INTO MIDDAY THURSDAY.
CLOUDS AND SHOWERS SHOULD DISSIPATE LATE IN THE DAY THURSDAY WITH A
DRIER TREND EXTENDING INTO THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK AS A STRONG RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN ACROSS THE REGION.

.REMAINDER OF WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25 TO 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...LARA GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120229.EASTB.02/EKA