FNUS76 KEKA 130158
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE SRF...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
658 PM PDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1823 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK...
RESULTING IN HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOW PRESSURE FORMING
TO THE SOUTHWEST MIDWEEK WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS
MID TO LATE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND AROUND 80
                    AT TOP ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH ONLY
                    40 TO 50 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND AROUND 80
                    AT THE TOP ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...DILLON FIRE SUPPORT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.DILLO.01/EKA