FNUS76 KEKA 292245
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETROLIA VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
345 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD TODAY...REINFORCING LIGHT
TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY TRANSPORT/MIXING WINDS. SLIGHTLY COOLER AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN AREA...WITH EXTENSIVE DEW DURING
THE OVERNIGHT OPERATIONAL PERIOD.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 17
                    MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT SUNRISE...INCREASING TO 1500-2000
                    FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF
                    FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN EAST 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100929.PETRO.01/EKA