FNUS76 KEKA 060706
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1206 AM PDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2353 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OFF THE COAST WILL BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS
TO EASTERN MENDOCINO AND SHASTA COUNTIES TONIGHT. DRY LIGHTNING MAY BE
OBSERVED WELL EAST LATE TONIGHT BUT THIS ACTIVITY WILL NOT AFFECT THE
FIRE AREA. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES
COOLER THAN TODAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER HILLS AND
MOUNTAINS. A COOLER BUT DRY WEATHER PATTERN WITH IMPROVED OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON THEN WEST IN THE
                    EVENING 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST THEN WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FEET BY MIDDAY.
                    INVERSION BREAKING BY 0900.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND WAVE...........NO WAVES AT 5000 FEET ABOVE THE OCEAN. UP TO 1 FT
                    ON RUTH LAKE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON THEN WEST IN THE
                    EVENING 5 TO 7 MPH.
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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...DILLON LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120905.HAPPY.01/EKA