FNUS76 KEKA 060435
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...USFS - MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
835 PM PST TUE FEB 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INSTABILITY AND SHOWERS WITH SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. DRY BUT COLD WEATHER WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 INCREASING TO 10 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING WEST 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    OR SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL LATE.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...HINDA DARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130206.HOWAR.01/EKA