FNUS76 KEKA 210138
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
638 PM PDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1823 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SLIGHTLY STRONGER SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 20 MPH
ACROSS THE RIDGETOPS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO NW AND BECOME LIGHTER BY MORNING.
OTHERWISE DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK. A TROUGH
ARRIVING EARLY TUESDAY WILL BRING A RENEWED PUSH OF MARINE AIR
WITH IMPROVED RELATIVE HUMIDITY INTO WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY A
DRYING TREND FOR LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NW 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING 1 TO 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4900 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...DILLON FIRE SUPPORT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.DILLO.01/EKA