FNUS76 KEKA 041235
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR M-10 PILES...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
435 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES AT THE M10 SITE TODAY. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN THIS
AFTERNOON CAUSING A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BY THE EVENING
HOURS. THIS WILL YIELD INCREASING OFFSHORE WINDS THAT WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY. HIGHER SLOPES AND
RIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE LOW RH VALUES, WITH THE VALLEY
RECOVERING NICELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 20
                    TO 25 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 28 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH...THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 27 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111204.M10PI.01/EKA