FNUS76 KEKA 011416
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
716 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 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...
COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL ARRIVE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE GREAT BASIN. BREEZY EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS WILL EXIST THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET.
UNSEASONABLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CAN ALSO BE ANTICIPATED
ALONG WITH POOR NIGHT AND MORNING RECOVERY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
ANOTHER COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA OVER
THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY MORNING RISING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 24 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
                    SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
                    SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 MPH IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AYLWARD
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.HOWAR.01/EKA