FNUS76 KEKA 181913
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR M-10 PILES...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1113 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW LEVELS FALL BELOW 3000 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON PAVED ROADS
WITH AN INCH OR SO AT MOST ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. CONDITIONS MAY REMAIN JUST WET AS SNOW LEVELS FLUCTUATE
AND SNOW MELTS IN BETWEEN HEAVIER SHOWERS. SEVERAL INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE CLOSER TO 4000 FT ELEVATION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF
BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH JUST A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS DURING THE
DAY. SNOW LEVELS TENDING TO RISE DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-900 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF A FEW RAIN AND WET SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111118.M10PI.01/EKA