FNUS76 KEKA 140535
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CORRAL FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1035 PM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2026 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE IN DAYTIME HIGHS ARE EXPECTED AT THE CORRAL COMPLEX
WEDNESDAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE MODEST AS DRY AIR REMAINS
ENTRENCHED BETWEEN AN UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST AND UPPER RIDGE TO
THE EAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN. DIURNAL INCREASES IN WINDS ARE LIKELY IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON UNDER DAYTIME HEATING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3600
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...SO  CAL TEAM 2
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130813.CORRA.02/EKA