FNUS76 KEKA 031540
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK   39 RD...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
840 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE PRECIPITATION
CHANCES INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
REGION. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LINGERS OVER THE WEST COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-1600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING.x09
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.WILLO.01/EKA