FNUS76 KEKA 080309
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
709 PM PST WED MAR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN
AREA THURSDAY. A WET PATTERN RETURNS LATE FRIDAY AS A SERIES OF
STORMS IMPACT THE WEST COAST THIS WEEKEND.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.WILLO.01/EKA