FNUS76 KEKA 121728 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYFORK SOUTH...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1028 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PDT ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. RAIN MAY TURN TO SNOW TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4400-5400 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900-2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 36 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 50 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ANDERSON REQUESTED BY...KEITH ROHRS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120312.HAYFO.01/EKA