FNUS76 KEKA 011927
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTLER...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1227 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1204 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY DIG INTO THE REGION THIS WEEK AND
BRING LARGER SCALE COOLING AND NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG HIGHER TERRAIN
AND DRAINAGES IN ALIGNMENT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL BE DRY
WITH NO THREAT OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL TEND TO BE
TERRAIN-DRIVEN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED VALLEYS
AND TERRAIN NOT EXPOSED TO THE LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW. THESE GENERAL
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON BUT NOT AS MUCH AS
YESTERDAY. GUSTS WILL BE HIGHER ON EXPOSED RIDGES AND SLOPES FACING W OR
NW, ESPECIALLY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN EARLIER TODAY(LATE
AFTERNOON, 16-1800) ALONG EAST-FACING SLOPES, WITH WEST FACING SLOPES
SEEING NW WINDS LINGER LATER UNTIL 2000 OR SO.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 14000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE SETTLING INTO THE VALLEYS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY. GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH TENDING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    14000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH/NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH TENDING NORTHWEST 3 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...TARO PUSINA  FBANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.BUTLE.02/EKA