FNUS76 KEKA 241733
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH VALLEY...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
933 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS MAY TEND TO THIN OUT THIS AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. ANY RAIN SHOWERS WILL TEND TO STAY NORTH OF
MENDOCINO COUNTY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT RAIN WILL
BE ON THURSDAY BUT WETTING RAIN IS NOT ANTICIPATED. DRY AND SUNNY
WEATHER RETURNS FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND WITH OFFSHORE FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT EARLY THIS MORNING RISING TO 2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120124.HIGHV.01/EKA