FNUS76 KEKA 101448
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BREDERHOFT PILES...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
748 AM PDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 PDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM HOVERING OFF THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING OCCASIONAL
RAIN TO THE MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
WARMER AND DRY WEATHER WILL ARRIVE FOR THE WEEKEND AS A FAIRLY
STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN MAINLY THIS MORNING
                    OTHERWISE CLOUDY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LESS THAN
                    A TENTH OF AN INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY TENDING
                    LIGHTER LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    THROUGH MIDDAY TENDING LIGHTER LATE THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY TENDING
                    LIGHTER LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAMPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.BREDE.01/EKA