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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MTN  FUELBREAK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
731 AM PST MON DEC 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 PST ON DECEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT TODAY AND THEN INCREASE AND BECOME
GUSTY FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN RAIN LIKELY
                    TOWARDS MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL RAIN
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101213.ELKMT.01/EKA