FNUS76 KEKA 291544
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
744 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY. SMALL HAIL MAY OCCUR IN SOME OF THE SHOWERS IN SOME
AREAS TODAY. FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN ACROSS THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 28 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 22 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120229.WILLO.01/EKA