FNUS76 KEKA 012317
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR JONES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
417 PM PDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1539 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN AREA OF INSTABILITY REMAINS OVER SOUTHEAST OREGON AND THE
SIERRA...HOWEVER THIS IS CLOSE ENOUGH IN PROXIMITY THAT THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING. WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DO DEVELOP...OTHERWISE THEY WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL EACH DAY...RESULTING
IN MARGINALLY HIGHER RH VALUES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...PAIGE BOYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.JONES.01/EKA