FNUS76 KEKA 050429
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROW COMPLEX...CDF - DEL NORTE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
929 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2030 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
ONSHORE FLOW AND A STRONGER MARINE INFLUENCE WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER LOW WILL ALSO BRING COOLER TEMPS. WINDS WILL
REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN EXCEPT NEAR RIDGES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING ON THE LOWER SLOPES
                    OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY. FOG ON THE LOWER SLOPES
                    BELOW 1800 FEET IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66 LOWER SLOPES AND 73 MID SLOPE.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES AND 16 PERCENT MID
                    SLOPE AND ABOVE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE
                    4 TO 6 MPH BY MIDDAY LOWER SLOPES.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING SWITCHING TO SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT LOWER
                    SLOPES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES AND 80 PERCENT UPPER SLOPES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT LOWER SLOPES.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH LATE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME AFTERNOON CLOUDS DEVELOPING
                    OVER THE RIDGES. MORNING FOG ON THE LOWER SLOPES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES...20 PERCENT MID SLOPES
                    AND ABOVE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE
                    3 TO 6 MPH BY MIDDAY LOWER SLOPES.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SWITCHING TO WEST
                    6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY MIDDAY.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...FORTUNA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121004.ARROW.05/EKA