FNUS76 KEKA 041438
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN DUZEN UNIT 5...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
738 AM PDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
TRANSITIONING TO SHOWERS AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS
THE REGION. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS ACROSS THIS
AFTERNOON AS A SHORTWAVE CROSSES THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRY
AND WARMER WEATHER RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.VANDU.01/EKA