FNUS76 KEKA 041309
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROW COMPLEX...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
609 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0550 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH MORE OF A MARINE INFLUENCE IN THE
WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER LOW WILL ALSO BRING COOLER TEMPS
AND SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE WEEKEND. RH RECOVERIES WILL BE
POORER AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY VALLEY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS.
                    40 PERCENT NEARBY RIDGES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AYLWARD
REQUESTED BY...LAURA LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121004.ARROW.01/EKA