FNUS76 KEKA 030515
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRINITY...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1015 PM PDT THU JUL 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2136 PDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

NOTE...FIRE AREA IS VOID OF ANY RAWS OR OBSERVATIONS. WILL USE BLUE RIDGE RAWS
TO THE NORTHEAST (SIMILAR ELEVATION) AND OBSERVATIONS YOU PROVIDE FOR REFERENCING CURRENT
WEATHER.  BIG HILL RAWS TO THE WEST IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT THREAT
OF AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUP AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN SATURDAY FOR A BRIEF SPELL OF WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WITH
CONTINUED POOR RH RECOVERY. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONGER TROUGH APPROACHES THE BURN AREA ON SUNDAY
BRINING A RENEWED THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES. THE TROUGH MAY ALSO BRING GUSTY WEST WINDS ALONG
RIDGES AND WEST-EAST ALIGNED DRAINAGES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE OR NORTHEAST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......WELL MIXED...2000-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86 TO 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR WEST 3 TO 5 MPH...GUSTS 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......WELL MIXED...4700-5600 FT AGL BY LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...ROXANNA FERNANDEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090702.TRINI.01/EKA