FNUS76 KEKA 020418
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
918 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER DRY DAY WEDNESDAY. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN
TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND
HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO THE REGION. ANOTHER COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL
IMPACT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 7 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 6 T0 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111102.HOWAR.01/EKA