FNUS76 KEKA 060420
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFFORD...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
920 PM PDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2034 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 OFF TO THE EAST LATE TONIGHT BUT THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN EAST OF TRINITY COUNTY. 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.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 ABOVE 4000 FT TO 40 VALLEYS.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT 2500 FT TO 50 PERCENT 4000 FT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....MAINLY CALM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 VALLEYS TO 84 4000 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM TENDING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    BY MIDDAY. INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 0930.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    TENDING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 VALLEYS TO 50 ABOVE 4000 FT.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT 2500 FT TO 55 PERCENT 4000 FT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    THEN EAST-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH.


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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...KEN BOUCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120905.STAFF.01/EKA