FNUS76 KEKA 281551
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
851 AM PDT THU OCT 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
RAIN CHANCES PERSIST UNTIL LATE SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM
ARRIVES. RIDGING WILL BRING DRIER WEATHER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.ELKMO.01/EKA