FNUS76 KEKA 291718
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MTN  FUELBREAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
918 AM PST MON NOV 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 PST ON NOVEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATE OVERHEAD TODAY...KEEPING A DRIER
BUT COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH ONE MORE COLD NIGHT EXPECTED. THE
NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
LIGHT WINDS TODAY WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTH WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1800-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28 TO 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 TO 97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HENRY
REQUESTED BY...SHANNON BANKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101129.ELKMT.01/EKA