FNUS76 KEKA 140320
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE SRF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
820 PM PDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1946 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED OFFSHORE. THIS
BROUGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY EVENING OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EAST OF THE PROJECT. THIS WILL BRING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE AREA JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE PROJECT ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY ALTHOUGH RHS
WILL REMAIN LOW WITH ONLY MODEST RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...DOWN SLOPE AND DOWN
VALLEY AT NIGHT...UP SLOPE AND UP VALLEY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE
THE PROJECT. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS OUR
AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 106.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 106.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...DILLON FIRE SUPPORT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.DILLO.01/EKA