FNUS76 KEKA 040204
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PASS...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
704 PM PDT WED AUG 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1905 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL BE CROSSING NORTH OF THE BURN AREA OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN
IMPACT FROM THE LOW WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WINDS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH LITTLE TO NO
CLOUD COVER.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH SUNSET THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH SUNSET BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH SUNSET THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH SUNSET BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAMPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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