FNUS76 KEKA 021538
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORTNER...CDF - MENDOCINO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
838 AM PDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE WEST WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY...BEFORE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER
RH VALUES.  MID LEVEL MOISTURE MAY GENERATE A FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER
THE RIDGES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT A BETTER CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OCCURS ON SUNDAY.  MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE
FLOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE RIDGES EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 TO 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...TERRY GUERERRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101002.FORTN.01/EKA