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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BRANCH 2...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
805 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AS A FRONT STALLS JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
THE BURN AREA. ANOTHER FRONT...WITH MUCH COLDER AIR...ARRIVES FRIDAY
EVENING. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST...MAINLY FALLING AS SNOW ON SATURDAY.
NEITHER FRONT WILL PACK A BIG PUNCH IN TERMS OF WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 22 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE WEST
                    AND DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120316.EASTB.01/EKA