FNUS76 KEKA 150314
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE SRF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
814 PM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1935 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW AFTERNOON RH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS WEEK.
INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BRING ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING. A CHANCE FOR STORMS
WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A PLUME OF MOISTURE
INTERACTS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...DILLON FIRE SUPPORT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.DILLO.01/EKA