FNUS76 KEKA 120112
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PASS FIRE...MEDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
612 PM PDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1612 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED THERMAL TROUGH WILL EXPAND
ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND SHIFT OFFSHORE RESULTING IN INCREASINGLY WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR RH RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES
AND UPPER SLOPES WITH ONLY MODERATE RECOVERY AT MID SLOPE THROUGH
THURSDAY. THIS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND BRINGING
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BETTER RH RECOVERIES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWN SLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWN SLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT MORNING WINDS BECOMING UP
                    SLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH BY LATE MORNING
                    PEAKING AT 9 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT MORNING WINDS BECOMING UP
                    SLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH BY LATE MORNING
                    PEAKING AT 9 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...CONNIE LANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.NORTH.01/EKA