FNUS76 KEKA 162005
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLEY...CALFIRE HUU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1205 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1124 PST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ABNORMALLY WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND THE MARINE STRATUS WILL BECOME
MORE EXTENSIVE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST ON SATURDAY. AN
INVERSION WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA SO SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE
POOR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SO THE SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD IMPROVE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST
                    OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING.
                    THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...BILL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090116.VALLE.01/EKA