FNUS76 KEKA 121946
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MTN FUEL BREAK...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1146 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 PST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE BURN AREA WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN INTO THU AFTERNOON AS A DISTURBANCE PASSES TO THE
NORTH. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN LATE THU AND PREVAIL
INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110112.ELKMT.01/EKA