FNUS76 KEKA 200345
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
845 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1842 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN
AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. SOME GUSTY WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE RIDGETOPS EACH AFTERNOON. A TROUGH ARRIVING TUESDAY
WILL BRING A RENEWED PUSH OF MARINE AIR FOLLOWED BY A DRYING TREND
FOR LATE IN THE WEEK.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4700 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...DILLON FIRE SUPPORT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.DILLO.01/EKA