FNUS76 KEKA 132105
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PASS...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
205 PM PDT THU SEP 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1254 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER INLAND
TEMPERATURES AND GRADUALLY BETTER RH RECOVERIES EXPECTED THIS
WEEKEND. THERMAL BELT WITH POOR RECOVERIES MID-SLOPE TO RIDGETOPS
STILL TONIGHT. WINDS INCREASE ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGETOPS
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LIGHTER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 53 VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES TO 63 TO 66
                    UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PERCENT VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES TO 35 TO
                    45 UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGETOPS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 92 VALLEYS TO 80 TO 82 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...CONNIE LANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120913.NORTH.01/EKA