FNUS76 KEKA 130127
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PASS...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
627 PM PDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1752 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA AND SHIFT OFFSHORE
RESULTING IN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
POOR RH RECOVERIES ALONG RIDGES AND UPPER SLOPES THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND GRADUALLY IMPROVING RH RECOVERIES BEGINNING FRIDAY
MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH LATE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...CONNI LANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.NORTH.01/EKA