FNUS76 KEKA 212338
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MTN FB...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
338 PM PST FRI JAN 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...WITH OFFSHORE FLOW PROVIDING POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES. OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE
NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110122.ELKMT.01/EKA