FNUS76 KEKA 090005
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT S...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
505 PM PDT SAT SEP 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
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 TONIGHT. MARINE AIR
WILL NOT REACH FAR ENOUGH INLAND TO DIRECTLY AFFECT THE FIRE AREA BUT
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER RECOVERIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE VALLEYS. WINDS WILL NOT BE EXCESSIVELY STRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM
BUT WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY IN EXPOSED AREAS AND OVER RIDGES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO VEER TO A MORE WESTERLY AND
EVENTUALLY NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION HEADING INTO SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM WITH LOWERING HUMIDITY HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK...BUT NO THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY OR STRONG WIND EVENTS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.


TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR OUTSIDE OF AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 56 VALLEYS...61 TO 64 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT VALLEYS...30 TO 35 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING VEERING TO THE
                    NORTH AND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OVERNIGHT
                    1 TO 3 MPH. GUSTS OVER 25 MPH OVER RIDGES THIS EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY OUTSIDE OF AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 TO 88 VALLEYS AND LOWER SLOPES.
                    77 TO 82 UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON
                    7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    OVER EXPOSED RIDGES.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR OUTSIDE OF AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 53 VALLEYS...58 TO 61 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT VALLEYS...35 TO 40 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH GUSTS
                    OVER 20 MPH OVER EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OVERNIGHT 2 TO 3 MPH.


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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...MARK MCKEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120908.SCOTT.01/EKA