FNUS76 KEKA 142157
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PASS FIRE...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
257 PM PDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1413 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT 5 TO 7 MPH
WEAKER ON AVERAGE THAN SUNDAY ACROSS THE RIDGETOPS. UPPER RIDGE
WILL WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
SOME CONTINUED IMPROVED HUMIDITY RECOVERIES BUT STILL IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER TWENTIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER
ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 84 LOWER SLOPES TO 75 TO 78 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52 TO 56 LOWER SLOPES TO 60 TO 64
                    RIDGETOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES TO 38 TO 45
                    PERCENT RIDGETOPS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 82 LOWER SLOPES TO 74 TO 76 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST/SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...CONNIE LANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120914.NORTH.01/EKA