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SPOT FORECAST FOR STAFFORD FIRE...USFS SHASTA TRINITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
458 PM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1638 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW WILL APPROACH THE STAFFORD FIRE FROM THE WEST LATE
THIS WEEK. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES...BUT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE EAST THIS WEEK ALLOWING
FOR A COOL DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND AS WELL AS A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNDER THIS PATTERN.
HOWEVER...EXPECT LOCALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN CONDITIONS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 11700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 8000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NW TO N 8 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 12400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 9500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120919.STAFF.01/EKA