FNUS76 KEKA 280206
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
706 PM PDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1622 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL ENHANCE THE DIURNALLY DRIVEN
WINDS AND BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE
AREA. WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO BE THE START OF A SLIGHT WARMING AND
DRYING TREND.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLEAR AFTER 0400Z.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID MARKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.DILLO.01/EKA