FNUS76 KEKA 091455
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH GLADE...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
755 AM PDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM HOVERING OFF THE COAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE
DISTRICT OVERNIGHT. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT THEN
BECOME SHOWERS ON WED. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. A WARMER AND DRYER TREND APPEARS TO BE
SHAPING UP FOR NEXT WEEKEND AS A FAIRLY STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.HIGHG.01/EKA