FNUS76 KEKA 311554
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
754 AM PST MON JAN 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH ONLY
HIGH CLOUDS FILTERING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY EAST WINDS DURING THE
NIGHTS AND MORNINGS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR NORTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29 TO 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN/CLARK
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110131.ELKMO.01/EKA