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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRMU SEPTEMBER LIGHTNING...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
331 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1434 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS A LITTLE SLOWER TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BUT STILL
EXPECTING SOME ACTIVITY AROUND THE TRINITY ALPS AND FIRE AREA OVER
THROUGH THIS EVENING.  CONVECTIVE CHANCES DIMINISH A LITTLE WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY BUT ISOLATED STORMS STILL POSSIBLE AROUND THE FIRE AREA.
WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...EXCEPT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDUAL MOISTURE PRESENT WILL ALLOW FOR DECENT
DAYTIME RH VALUES AND GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. PATTERN LOOKS TO CHANGE
LATE IN THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND WEAK OFFSHORE
FLOW IS EXPECTED...WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 TO 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EAST WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 TO 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...STEW RICHTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110913.TRMUS.01/EKA