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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
431 PM PST WED JAN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY AND MILD WEATHER AT
THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL REMAIN GOOD...WITH WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT AND FAVORING AN
EASTERLY DIRECTION IN THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN VARIABLE
                    AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH...THEN SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110106.ELKMO.01/EKA