FNUS76 KEKA 061249
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX CAMP BURN...CALFIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
549 AM PDT WED OCT 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW OVER CENTRAL CA LIFTS BACK NORTH TOWARD NW CA WITH A BAND
OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA
THIS MORNING. A STRAY SHOWER IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THROUGH MID-MORNING.
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY SHOULD BE CLOUDY BUT RAIN FREE...WITH PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH
                    MID-MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101006.FOXCA.01/EKA