FNUS76 KEKA 060540
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1040 PM PDT SUN APR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
MAINTAIN OFFSHORE WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
DISTRICT THROUGH TODAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES...INCREASED CLOUDINESS AND
HIGHER RH VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED TUE AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARDS THE COAST.
A 20-30 PERCENT OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE CLOUDS. ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR RAIN WED AND THU.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST OR UPSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42 TO 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 TO 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090406.HOWAR.01/EKA