FNUS76 KEKA 080148
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY  DIV  H...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
648 PM PDT FRI SEP 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1745 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND THIS WEEKEND.
THIS WILL LACK ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR ANY SHOWERS OR EVEN LIMITED
CLOUD COVER BUT WILL BRING A PUSH OF COOLER MARINE AIR. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT BUT WILL BE GUSTY IN EXPOSED
AREAS IN THE AFTERNOONS WITH A SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST
HEADING FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
IMPROVED RH RECOVERIES WILL RESULT AS WELL ON SUNDAY.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON
                    AND INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON
                    AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH.


.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH AT 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON
                    AND INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST THEN NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON
                    AND INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...JESSE KNOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120907.HAPPY.01/EKA