FNUS76 KEKA 250346
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCFR UNIT 15...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
846 PM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND COOLER AIR ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN
THE AFTERNOON...WITH MORE OF A SUSTAINED RAINFALL INTO THE EVENING. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ON FRIDAY AND RESULT IN DRY WEATHER
AND WARMING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 TO 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...DECREASING CLOUDS AND
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...B BOATMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.OCFRU.01/EKA