FNUS76 KEKA 020430
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK   39 RD...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
930 PM PDT MON APR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
RESIDUAL INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE WILL HELP PROMOTE CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT
AGAIN TODAY...HOWEVER SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED. TODAY AND TOMORROW SHOULD
REMAIN DRY BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT BRINGS WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE BURN AREA
ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 TO 47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST OR UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 TO 46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST OR UPSLOPE AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD BRUHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130401.WILLO.02/EKA