FNUS76 KEKA 270308
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
808 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1638 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES BY. THE TROUGH WILL
PROVIDE A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
STRONGEST WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUESDAY AS THE TROUGH
PASSES OVER THE REGION.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN
                    FIRE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...DILLON IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.DILLO.01/EKA