FNUS76 KEKA 301634
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK   39 RD...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
834 AM PST WED JAN 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A BUILDING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS A THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS OFFSHORE EXPECT
WARMING TEMPERATURES BOTH OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE DAY WITH WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN RELATIVELY LOW RH VALUES AND
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES FROM MID-SLOPE TO RIDGETOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NE 1 TO 2 MPH AT IGNITION...MAINLY CALM THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NE 2 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SSW 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL THIS MORNING RISING TO 2000 FT AGL THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........E 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NE 2 TO 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING ENE 0 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...CALM BECOMING NE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FEET AGL EVENING FALLING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NE 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING ENE 1 TO 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NE 1 TO 2 MPH AT IGNITION...MAINLY CALM IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NE 2 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL THIS MORNING RISING TO 2000 FT AGL THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NE 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NE 2 TO 4 MPH.


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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130130.WILLO.01/EKA