FNUS76 KEKA 292030
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PASS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
130 PM PDT SAT SEP 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1138 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD THIS WEEKEND WITH A
THERMAL TROUGH STRENGTHENING AND SHIFTING OFFSHORE HEADING INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK INLAND. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR
INCREASINGLY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND AFTERNOON MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY
ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED WEST-FACING SLOPES AND RIDGES THIS AFTERNOON.
LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 96 LOWER SLOPES/VALLEYS AND 78 TO 82
                    RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 13 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FT AGL BY 11AM.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    OVER 15 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS.


SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 96 LOWER SLOPES/VALLEYS AND 78 TO 82
                    RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. INVERSION BREAKING BY 0930.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAMPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120929.NORTH.02/EKA