FNUS76 KEKA 291623
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSHORE...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
923 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT IS BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF NORTHWEST CA
THIS MORNING AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BURN AREA
ELEVATION MAY SEE SOME GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS LATER TODAY AS
THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH. A COLDER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE TO THE REGION
TOMORROW NIGHT WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AT ELEVATIONS AROUND 2500 FEET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4200-4300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45 TO 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...TIM SIMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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