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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
525 PM PST TUE JAN 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 PST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH...THEN EAST AROUND 7 MPH BY
                    LATE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...WWILL MARCKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110104.ELKMO.01/EKA