FNUS76 KEKA 130523
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH 2...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1023 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NW CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT WITH STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN AHEAD OF ITS PASSAGE. SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT AS COLD AIR INFILTRATES THE AREA.
COOL WET WEATHER WILL REMAIN MUCH OF THE WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.EASTB.01/EKA