FNUS76 KEKA 180259
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE SRF...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
759 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1908 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SITE TODAY BUT CHANCES WILL DECREASE IN THE
EVENING. THIS WILL BRING AN LAL OF 2 TO THE SITE TODAY WITH A 1
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL IMPROVE
TONIGHT A COOLER AIR MASS ARRIVES. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES BY TO THE NORTHWEST
OF THE SITE. OTHERWISE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
WIND (20FT).........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...DILLON FIRE SUPPORT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.DILLO.02/EKA