FNUS76 KEKA 280311
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOMA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
811 PM PDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1926 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 TO WEST WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WIND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000-13600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.LOMA_.01/EKA