FNUS76 KEKA 161212
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK FIRE...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
512 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1549 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE NORTH COAST
LATE TODAY.  MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE WEATHER SYSTEM...PROMOTING THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.  SIGNIFICANT
LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS BEGINNING EARLY
TUESDAY...WITH VERY LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94 TO 98
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT RISING TO 4500 FT BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST OR DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST OR NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST OR UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...UNKOWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100812.WOODL.02/EKA