FNUS76 KEKA 141850
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKEYE...CDF - DEL NORTE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1150 AM PDT TUE SEP 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1104 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PASSING OVER THE REGION WILL BRING CONTINUED
DRY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER TO THE FIRE AREA...WITH LITTLE CHANGE
FROM DAY TO DAY. CONFIDENCE INCREASING ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF WETTING RAINS
TO THE FIRE AREA ON FRIDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS A STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WEST COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 T0 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...GUSTS 15 TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...PATCHY FOG OR LOW CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48 TO 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 2 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 TO 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 6 MPH...GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...TOM NIX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100914.BUCKE.02/EKA