FNUS76 KEKA 030354
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
854 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2030 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SOME GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY OVER HIGHEST LOCAL RIDGES AS WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
CONTINUES. A RETURN OF MARINE INFLUENCE TO THE FIRE SITE IS LIKELY
TO OCCUR ON THURSDAY. SCATTERED INTERIOR SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
IN THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARD THE COAST.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1000 FT
                    AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST/LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...LAURA LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.RED__.01/EKA