FNUS76 KEKA 042013
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHER...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
113 PM PDT THU JUL 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1229 PDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN THE NEXT FEW DAYS THEN WEAKEN EARLY NEXT WEEK. A THERMAL
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PERSISTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA MAINTAINING
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE VALLEYS.
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE EXCELLENT ACROSS THE VALLEYS WITH SOME
SLIGHTLY POORER RECOVERIES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DRY WEATHER WITH
VERY LIGHT WINDS...TENDING MORE EASTERLY...WILL PERSIST THIS WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY COOL DOWN AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT VARIABLE TERRAIN-DRIVEN WIND TENDING MORE
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 1 TO 3 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 G 14 MPH BECOMING NW LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS BECOMING CALM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH BY MID-MORNING THEN VARIABLE
                    BUT TENDING SW TO W AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 4 TO 6 G 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10000 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 1 TO 3 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...JIM YACOUB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130704.FISHE.02/EKA