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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN FUELBREAK...U S F S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
809 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM OVER THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING AND MONDAY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS AND WETTING RAINS MON NIGHT AND TUE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...CALM WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100110.ELKMO.01/EKA