FNUS76 KEKA 072300
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKEYE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
400 PM PDT TUE SEP 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
APPROACH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH PROSPECTS FOR WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS ARE
LOW. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL BRING A COOLER AND MORE MOIST NW
FLOW TO THE BURN AREA. A RETURN TO A DRIER AND MORE STABLE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100907.BUCKE.02/EKA