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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MT...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
856 AM PDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST OF THE DISTRICT TODAY. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION
TONIGHT AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED HUMIDITY. A STRONGER DISTURBANCE
WILL APPROACH THE DISTRICT ON FRIDAY. DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL
INCREASE SOMEWHAT AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES CLOSER...AND A
CONTINUED VERY LOW CHANCE OF LIGHT RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE. RAIN
CHANCES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT RISING TO 2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.ELKMT.01/EKA