FNUS76 KEKA 171640
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
840 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 PST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH SOME RAIN LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY AS THE
FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS APPROACHES. WINDS WILL BACK FROM
WEST TO SOUTH HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY. A MORE SUBSTANTIAL FRONT WILL
ARRIVE THURSDAY WITH MORE SUBSTANTIAL RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING CLOUDS
                    LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM THIS MORNING THEN WEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 2 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 10 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 16 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM THIS MORNING THEN WEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-1600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE MORNING THEN
                    RAIN INCREASINGLY LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120117.ELKMO.01/EKA