FNUS76 KEKA 311615
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
915 AM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING CLEARING...DRYING AND BRISK NORTHWEST
WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY. COOLER AIR WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS. THIS OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS
OVER THE RIDGES AND RESULT IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TUESDAY
NIGHT OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES ABOVE 1000 FEET. A COLD FRONT
WILL BRING RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW TO REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL IMPACT THE AREA
OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 1600 FT AGL
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST-NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION.
                    BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST-NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION.
                    BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

***FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY
EASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT***

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY MORNING RISING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 18 MPH GUSTS TO 27 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.ELKMO.01/EKA