FNUS76 KEKA 071549
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
749 AM PST THU MAR 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
TODAY AND TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A RETURN
TO DRY WEATHER BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    3 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 MPH INCREASING TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130307.WILLO.01/EKA