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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFFORD FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
741 PM PDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING
OTHERWISE LOOK FOR LIGHTER WINDS THIS WEEKEND. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL
WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. INTERIOR
AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3 MPH BECOMING EAST 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO 8000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120914.STAFF.01/EKA