FNUS76 KEKA 090513
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR DANCE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1013 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2117 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD NW CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON
FRIDAY. ONLY A FEW STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED ON SATURDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-3000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...ORLEANS RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.DANCE.01/EKA