FNUS76 KEKA 160317
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE SRF...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
817 PM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1944 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SKIES WILL BE SUNNIER ACROSS THE INTERIOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNS. THIS WILL ALSO KEEP TEMPERATURES HOT AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LOW. RECOVERIES WILL BE ON THE POOR SIDE ESPECIALLY AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE LATER FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY BUT THE COVERAGE AND AMOUNT OF STORMS REMAINS UNCERTAIN.
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    9100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUST UP TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...DILLON FIRE SUPPORT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.DILLO.01/EKA