FNUS76 KEKA 190929
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PASS...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
229 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1853 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
FIRE AREA WITH GENERALLY POOR RH RECOVERY ABOVE 4000 FT. WINDS WILL
BE MAINLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN...WITH WEAK ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEK. AN UPPER LOW WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH
THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING COOLER AIR BUT VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF RAINFALL
OVER THE FIRE PERIMETER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST OR
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 TO 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AND NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST OR
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...ERNIE VILLA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120918.NORTH.02/EKA