FNUS76 KEKA 211425
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
725 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
OVERCAST SKIES AND PERIODS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TODAY. STEADY
RAIN WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD WITH A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. MAINLY DRY WEATHER
WITH NOTICEABLY LOWER RH VALUES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BEFORE
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THREATENS BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.WILLO.01/EKA