FNUS76 KEKA 311457
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SODA CREEK...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
757 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.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT THIS MORNING RISING TO 2500FT AT IGNITION TIME
                    AND 5000 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 6 TO 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.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 88 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.......4000 FT IN THE EVENING DROPPING TO 250 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST.

.TUESDAY...

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

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT IN THE MORNING RISING TO 4000 FT BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    22 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    22 MPH.

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