FNUS76 KEKA 291533
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOMA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
833 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0813 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL WEAKEN TODAY ALLOWING SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE TO BUILD INTO THE COAST TODAY. WARMING AND DRYING IS
EXPECTED ON TODAY AND THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE BUILDS. FOR THE MOST
PART...WINDS WILL REMAIN DIURNALLY DRIVEN...WITH FAIRLY GOOD RH
RECOVERIES IN THE VALLEYS BUT NOT SO GOOD OVER THE UPPER
ELEVATIONS. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL APPROACH ON FRIDAY AND SHOULD
PRODUCE A LITTLE INSTABILITY. THIS TROUGH IS DRY AND IS NOT
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS ALTHOUGH IT MAY INCREASE WINDS
SLIGHTLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGLINCREASING TO 8300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...LANA CRUZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.LOMA_.01/EKA