FNUS76 KEKA 310159
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE MOUNTAIN...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
659 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DRY...STABLE AND SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A THERMAL GRADIENT
DEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-700 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-2500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090331.HORSE.01/EKA