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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUTH DAM FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1001 PM PDT SUN JUL 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2139 PDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE ROCKIES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA TO INTENSIFY
RESULTING IN HOTTER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AT THE FIRE.
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BECOME POORER BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT BUT
WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND MAINLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN.

.REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...DILLON LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120708.RUTHD.01/EKA