FNUS76 KEKA 111534
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
734 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE DISTRICTS
TODAY...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET. ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING BRINGING
ADDITIONAL RAIN TO THE DISTRICTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 23 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 27 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 19 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110111.ELKMO.01/EKA