FNUS76 KEKA 281550
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK   39 RD...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
750 AM PST MON JAN 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 3000 FEET AND SOME LINGERING MOISTURE THIS
MORNING A FEW SNOW FLURRIES CANNOT BE RULED OUT BUT NOTHING MEASURABLE
IS EXPECTED. OTHERWISE EXPECT INCREASING SUNSHINE HEADING INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. A BUILDING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY
CONDITIONS AND LOWER RH VALUES AT BEGINNING TUESDAY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH FLURRIES POSSIBLE
                    OR A BRIEF LIGHT SNOW SHOWER...OTHERWISE DRY WITH
                    SOME CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47...39 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT...HUMIDITY AT IGNITION NEAR 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH THIS MORNING THEN NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NNW 3 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL NEAR IGNITION TIME
                    THEN 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NNW 6 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN TENDING NORTH
                    0 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NNW 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130128.WILLO.01/EKA