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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
834 AM PST THU JAN 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 PST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SUPPORT DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND FRIDAY WITH WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING BECOMING 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110120.ELKMO.01/EKA