FNUS76 KEKA 080420
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
920 PM PDT FRI SEP 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2037 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
NOT BE EXCESSIVELY STRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT WILL BE GUSTY IN EXPOSED
AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. IN CONTRAST TO FRIDAY...SATURDAY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT EARLY AND BECOME WEST TO
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...AS OPPOSED TO SOUTHERLY. COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVED RH RECOVERIES WILL RESULT ON SUNDAY.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...MARK MCKEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120907.SCOTT.01/EKA