FNUS76 KEKA 052301
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROW COMPLEX...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
401 PM PDT FRI OCT 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
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 BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SHOWERS TO INTERIOR DISTRICTS THIS
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND
TERRAIN-DRIVEN.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH MORNING FOG ON
                    THE LOWER SLOPES. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES...40 PERCENT MID SLOPES
                    AND ABOVE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE
                    2 TO 4 MPH BY MIDDAY LOWER SLOPES.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SWITCHING TO WEST
                    5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 TO 3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    BY MIDDAY.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT LOWER
                    SLOPES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES AND 80 PERCENT UPPER SLOPES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH LOWER SLOPES.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING EAST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH DECREASING TO 3 MPH LATE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING AND PARTLY SUNNY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES...25 TO 35 PERCENT MID SLOPES
                    AND ABOVE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE
                    2 TO 4 MPH BY MIDDAY LOWER SLOPES.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SWITCHING TO WEST
                    5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 TO 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH
                    BY MIDDAY.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...LAURA LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121005.ARROW.01/EKA