FNUS76 KEKA 051437
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DANCE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
737 AM PDT MON AUG 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW OFF THE WEST COAST AND A WEAK RIDGE
OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS TODAY AS TO THOSE ON
SUNDAY. A DEEPENED MARINE LAYER WILL PROVIDE GOOD RECOVERIES
OVERNIGHT...BUT DAYTIME INTERIOR RH VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE
TEENS AND TWENTIES. THE UPPER LOW WILL CROSS THE REGION MID TO
LATE WEEK BRINGING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BECOME SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 1 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BECOME SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...ORLEANS RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130805.DANCE.01/EKA