FNUS76 KEKA 051715
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SHORE    3...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
915 AM PST FRI FEB 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 PST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE
BURN AREA TODAY.  ANOTHER PACIFIC FRONT IS OFF THE COAST AND POISED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TO
BURN SITE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE THE BURN ELEVATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 TO 74 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING...SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...TIM SIMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100205.WESTS.01/EKA