FNUS76 KEKA 121454
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
754 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 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 WITH STRONG WINDS OUT
AHEAD LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN BE BE
EXPECTED...WITH A PERIOD OF SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5300-6200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 9-13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 31 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS...POSSIBLY
                    MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH...SWITCHING
                   TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120312.WILLO.01/EKA