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SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
814 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1952 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE DILLON FIRE. THIS WILL
CAUSE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID TEENS WITH
SINGLE DIGITS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE
MODEST AT BEST AS WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS EACH NIGHT. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER
RIDGE AXIS REMAINS OVER NW CALIFORNIA.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 104.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3900 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 106.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...DILLON L O
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.DILLO.01/EKA