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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKEYE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
447 PM PDT SUN SEP 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1527 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK TROUGH WILL BRING LOW CLOUDS ACROSS THE BUCKEYE FIRE SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE THE SKIES WILL BE CLEAR.
WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...TOM NIX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100912.BUCKE.01/EKA