Will fog burn off?

Fog was thick this morning in the Arcata Bottom, above. The fog was supposed to burn off, but as of 11:30 a.m., it’s still thick at McK Press headquarters on Central Avenue.

Raw from the NWS:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
308 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS…STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION
TODAY…RESULTING IN WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY.
ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA ON
SATURDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION…WEAK FLOW AND RESIDUAL MOISTURE IS THE PERFECT
COMBINATION FOR COASTAL FOG THIS MORNING. AS HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS
EASTWARD FROM THE CENTRAL PAC…CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR TODAY FOR
MOST AREAS AS UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE IS SHUNTED TO THE NE.
SUBSTANTIAL WARMING ALOFT OCCURS TODAY…AND EVEN MORE SO ON THU.
H85 TEMPS PEAK AROUND 16C IN MENDOCINO CO…TRANSLATING TO TEMPS
IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80…ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR. WITH THE WARMING COMES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS THE INTERIOR. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL LEAD TO INCREASING NORTH WINDS OFFSHORE.
THIS PATTERN IS REMINISCENT OF SUMMER…AND AM CONCERNED THAT
COASTAL STRATUS MAY DEVELOP AND HANG TOUGH THE NEXT TWO MORNINGS.
I BEEFED UP CLOUDS AND BROUGHT IN FOG ALONG THE COAST…BUT
CONFIDENCE IN THIS SCENARIO IS NOT REAL HIGH.

THE RIDGE AXIS CROSSES THE AREA EARLY FRI AS A TROUGH DROPS OUT OF
THE GULF OF ALASKA. MODELS HAVE SLOWED DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF
THIS TROUGH DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE. TEMPS COOL ON SAT
WITH TROUGH PASSAGE ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. ANOTHER RIDGE
POKES UP BEHIND THE TROUGH ON SUN…AND PERSISTS INTO MON. THE
RIDGE FLATTENS BY TUE…WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER WEAK
TROUGH COMING AT US FROM THE NORTHWEST. JCA

Hwy 101 closed north of Dean Creek in SoHum

From Caltrans:

ROUTE 101 CLOSED NORTH OF GARBERVILLE DUE TO MUDSLIDE

Eureka – Caltrans has announced that Route 101 in Southern Humboldt County is closed due to a large mudslide approximately one mile north of Dean Creek. Caltrans crews are currently onsite and assessing the situation.

No estimated time of opening is currently available. Caltrans will issue another update by 2:00 PM today.

Motorists are advised to use an alternate route. For the most current road information on all State highways, please call 1-800-427-7623 (1-800-GAS-ROAD) or visit http://www.dot.ca.gov.

Front page 3.30.11

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Warm, dry days a comin’

A couple of warm, dry days? We’ll take them. Thank you, Weather Gods.

Raw from the NWS:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
630 AM PDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS…A WEAK FRONT IS POISED TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING…BRINGING PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN TO AREAS
MAINLY NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ON
WEDNESDAY FOR A COUPLE WARM AND DRY DAYS. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE AREA.

&&

.UPDATE…A BAND OF VERY LIGHT RAIN IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH NW
CA WITH LITTLE ACTIVITY PER LATEST RADAR RETURNS TO THE WEST. VERY
DISORGANIZED AND DIFFUSE SFC AND UPPER LEVEL FEATURES TO MOVE
THROUGH TODAY. LOWERED POPS SUBSTANTIALLY WITH MINIMAL ADDITIONAL
QPF EXPECTED. JCA

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION… /ISSUED 300 AM PDT TUE MAR 29 2011/

DISCUSSION…PLENTY OF UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMING OUR WAY
FROM THE NW…BUT THE LOW LEVELS ARE SLOW TO SATURATE…AS SEEN
BY WEAK RADAR RETURNS AS OF 3 AM. WITH A DECAYING FRONT APPROACHING
THIS MORNING…LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE RUNG OUT…BUT QPF
TOTALS WILL BE MINIMAL (ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS) WITH
UP TO 0.5 INCHES IN FAVORED AREAS OF DEL NORTE CO…TO A FEW
HUNDREDTHS IN MENDOCINO CO. LITTLE CHANGE WAS NEEDED TO THE GOING
FCST AS ALL FCST ELEMENTS SEEM TO BE RIGHT ON TRACK. UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL PAC BEGINS TO BUILD NORTH OVERNIGHT
USHERING IN DRY AND WARM WX FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE DAYS. MODELS ARE
SHOWING SLIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW WITH H85 TEMPS PEAKING AROUND 16C IN
MENDOCINO CO ON THU. INLAND TEMPS WILL EASILY REACH THE
70S…POSSIBLY 80 DEGREES BY THU.

THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS EAST THU NIGHT AS A DEEPENING TROUGH
APPROACHES. RAIN CHANCES RETURN WITH THIS TROUGH FRI NIGHT AND
SAT…ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPS. A FLAT RIDGE RETURNS FOR THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. JCA

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Man allegedly threatens to ‘murder’ students in Blue Lake

From HCSO:

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested an Arcata man yesterday after receiving reports that he had made threats against students and faculty at Blue Lake Elementary School. At about 1:30 pm, school officials called 911 and reported a man near the campus was yelling and threatening to kill students. The caller provided a description of the man and added that the suspect had walked away from the school. Deputies located the man a short distance from the school and detained him. School personnel confirmed that the man, Dylan Wilson, 23, had walked past the school and yelled threats at a teacher who was escorting a group of first-graders. The teacher said Wilson had yelled statements towards her and several children, threatening to “murder” students.

Deputies arrested Wilson and transported him to the Humboldt county Correctional Facility where he was book for making threats against an employee of an educational institute, a felony. His bail was set at $15,000 and he is scheduled to be arraigned by Wednesday.

Have you seen this guy?

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a suspect involved in an assault last night. At about 9 p.m. deputies were called to a residence on the 300 block of View Avenue in Trinidad for a reported assault. Upon their arrival, deputies learned that two Trinidad men, Mark Livesay, 36, and Sanford Vonladwig, 32, had become involved in a physical fight. During the fight Vonladwig struck Livesay in the face using a chain with a padlock attached. Livesay required medical treatment for the injuries to his face and mouth.

Deputies were unable to locate Vonladwig. Hey have submitted a request for an arrest warrant against Vonladwig for assault with a deadly weapon.

Vonladwig is a white male adult, 6’1” tall weighing about 220 pounds. He has blond hair and blue eyes and goes by the name “Sandy.”

Anybody with information about Vonladwig’s whereabouts should call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251.

Man tries to escape deputies via river

From the HCSO:

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man yesterday evening after he fled from them and ran into the Trinity River near Willow Creek. At about 5:45 p.m. were called to a reported physical fight between a man and a woman on the near the Humboldt/Trinity County line. When they arrived, deputies attempted to contact the man but he jumped over the embankment and ran down toward the river. Deputies pursued the man, Brian Simon, 27 of Willow Creek. Simon ran along the river’s edge, entering into the water several times. Deputies were assisted in the foot pursuit by CHP Officers and a US Forest Service Officer. Eventually a deputy spotted Simon lying in the river with his propped on a rock along the riverbank. The deputy ordered Simon to surrender himself but Simon refused. After Simon failed to comply several times, the deputy deployed his Tazer. Simon was then taken into custody. Simon was transported to a local hospital where medical staff cleared him for booking. He was booked for resisting or obstructing a peace officer, public intoxication and an outstanding bench warrant.

Sneak Peek at the 3.30.11 issue

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Below are just some of the articles in this week’s edition:

• Logging planned near Strawberry Rock in Trinidad.

• McKinleyville Little League to hold opening ceremonies Saturday, Find out who will throw the first pitch.

• Westhaven ponders a new fire assessment, which could impact homeowners’ insurance bills.

• Planning Commissioner resigns – again.

• Stone Lagoon breaches for the first time since 2008.

• Planners told that protecting fish could harm local farmers.

• Supervisors approve polarized Coastal Commission nominees.

• Tree planting volunteer day planned near Mad River. There’s also a Hammond Trail cleanup day.

• The McKinleyville Press always prints a lot of community news about local kids doing well in school, people winning awards, etc. You may have noticed the McKinleyville Matters column, which is a potpourri of local news. That column dates back to at least the 1970s, maybe earlier. I was told that the late Mrs. Rameyused to write the column. Later, Mrs Wilkins wrote. The column appeared in the Arcata Union, which went out of business in 1995 – the year before the McKinleyville Press was launched. If you have a family member celebrating a birthday, anniversary, etc., send us information for the McKinleyville Matters column, which is now compliled by McK Press staff. Let’s keep this tradition going.

• By the way, tucked in that column is some interesting information about Horizon Air and its decision to stop serving the McKinleyville Airport. It would appear that the airline has contradicted itself on more than one occasion.

• On the opinion page there’s commentary about the situation at Clam Beach.

There’s much more in this week’s edition, so get a copy today.

Crescent City Harbor video

Here’s a link to a Coast Guard video of a boat being lifted out of Crescent City Harbor.