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Spot Forecast for Hill Incident...USFS
National Weather Service Eureka CA
656 AM PDT Fri Aug 16 2024

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.DISCUSSION...Slightly drier conditions are expected today.
Daytime RH`s are forecasted to be in the low 30`s to low 40`s
percent. Diurnally and terrain driven winds will be likely with
west to northwest winds from 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon, becoming
light variable winds late in the evening. A deep upper-level
trough will develops offshore over the weekend, bringing good RH
overnight recoveries and lowering temperatures slightly. Rain
showers are likely Saturday, mainly in the afternoon. There is a
30% chance for thunderstorm Saturday afternoon and evening.
Erratic gusty winds are possible with the closer thunderstorms.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Valleys, Around 80
                    Ridges, 66-69.
Min humidity........30-45 percent, highest on the ridges.
Wind (20 ft)........Valleys, Variable 1 to 3 becoming
                    northwest 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges, Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 2000-2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50 to 55.
Max humidity........50-80 percent, highest on the ridges.
Wind (20 ft)........Valleys, northwest 5 to 8 mph
                    becoming variable 2 to 4 mph
Ridges, west winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......Diminishing to 200 to 400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers in the
                    morning, then rain showers and isolated
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................81 percent.
LAL.................1, then 2 in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....60-63.
Min humidity........50 to 80 percent, highest on the ridges.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing 2000-3000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 8 mph.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs in the mid to
upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs in the mid to
upper 60s. North winds around 6 mph.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21 THROUGH SUNDAY AUGUST 25...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

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Forecaster...Kidwell
Requested by...Plans
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2420211.1/EKA
.DELDT 08/16/24
.EMAIL joseph.bain@usda.gov