FNUS76 KEKA 301401
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETROLIA VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
701 AM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0710 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT
IN HOT WEATHER WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS. EXTENSIVE DEW FORMATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND IN
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.PETRO.01/EKA