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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
808 AM PST WED JAN 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH DRY WEATHER AND AN OFFSHORE FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
                    NE GUSTS TO 6-8 IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEAN
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110119.ELKMO.01/EKA