FNUS76 KEKA 021614
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTLER...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
914 AM PDT FRI AUG 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0758 PDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY LIFT OUT OF THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL STILL TEND NORTHWEST ALONG
HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRAINAGES IN ALIGNMENT BUT WILL BE LIGHTER THAN
YESTERDAY. GENERAL WINDS WILL BE INCREASINGLY LIGHT AND TEND TO BE
TERRAIN-DRIVEN THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED VALLEYS AND
TERRAIN NOT EXPOSED TO THE LIGHT NORTHEAST FLOW IN THE MORNINGS AND
NORTHWEST FLOW EACH AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN EARLIER (LATE
AFTERNOON, 15-1700) ALONG EAST-FACING SLOPES, WITH WEST FACING SLOPES
SEEING LIGHT NW WINDS LINGER LATER UNTIL 1900 OR SO. SMOKE WILL LINGER
LATER EACH MORNING AND MAY TEND TO STAY STUCK UNDER AN INVERSION INTO
EARLY SUNDAY OR MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH(1 TO 3 MPH NORTH IN
                    ORIENTED VALLEYS/EXPOSED TERRAIN) VARIABLE/TERRAIN-DRIVEN
                    AROUND 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH/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
                    12000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH(1 TO 3 MPH NORTHEAST IN
                    ORIENTED VALLEYS/EXPOSED TERRAIN) BCMG
                    VARIABLE/TERRAIN-DRIVEN AROUND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 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 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/NORTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.

.SATURDAY...



SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE MAINLY
                    IN THE RIVER VALLEYS LIFTING LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH(1 TO 3 MPH NORTHEAST IN
                    ORIENTED VALLEYS/EXPOSED TERRAIN) VARIABLE/TERRAIN-DRIVEN
                    AROUND 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH(1 TO 3 MPH NORTHEAST IN
                    ORIENTED VALLEYS/EXPOSED TERRAIN) BCMG
                    VARIABLE/TERRAIN-DRIVEN AROUND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...TARO PUSINA  FBANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130802.BUTLE.02/EKA