FNUS76 KEKA 071327
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR STANSHAW...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
627 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 PDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS OVER THE STANSHAW FIRE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LIGHT
OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AT NEARBY RIDGES WITH
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS PREVAILING IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AT
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND PRIMARILY TERRAIN AND
DIURNAL DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.                 AFTERN
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID MARKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.STANS.01/EKA