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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAINOR...SIX RIVERS N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
300 PM PDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1430 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL HOLD THROUGH THE NEXT FEW
DAYS ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. EASTERLY FLOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALTHOUGH
THE WIND SPEEDS WILL LESSEN A BIT TONIGHT. THE EASTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES
WILL BE SLIGHTLY BETTER TONIGHT THAN WHAT OCCUR ED LAST NIGHT...BUT WILL SEE
ANOTHER ROUND OF LOW DAYTIME RH'S TOMORROW. THE OFFSHORE PATTERN WILL SHIFT TO
A MORE CONVECTIVE PATTERN BEGINNING SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL INLAND AREAS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ABOVE 2000 FT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AND
CONTINUED VERY DRY WITH POOR RECOVERY...


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST OR UPSLOPE  3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING EAST OR
                    DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AND NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 GUST TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...DILLON LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130502.GAINO.01/EKA