FNUS76 KEKA 170244
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFFORD FIRE...USFS SHASTA TRINITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
744 PM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
INLAND AREAS WILL SEE CONTINUED POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WITH WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH MID-WEEK...A SLIGHT INCREASE COMBINED WITH
LOW HUMIDITIES/RECOVERIES ALONG WITH CURED FUELS COULD RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 11000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 11 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 10 MPH DECREASING TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 9000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120916.STAFF.01/EKA