FNUS76 KEKA 281551
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN FUELBREAK...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
751 AM PST WED JAN 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 PST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACCOMPANIED BY WARMING TEMPERATURES.
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE RIDGES
DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPLSOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090128.ELKMO.01/EKA