FNUS76 KEKA 221851
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORTNER TRAINING BURN...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1151 AM PDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1135 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES TO INLAND DISTRICTS THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.
DAYTIME RH VALUES WILL BE LOW...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES AT
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN. LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK A TRANSITION TO A COOLER
WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...FC DANIEL ZUMKELLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110922.FORTN.01/EKA