FNUS76 KEKA 220152
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUTH GUARD STATION...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
552 PM PST WED JAN 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND DIURNAL DRIVEN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE REGION. THERE MAY BE
A FEW SPRINKLES OVERNIGHT BUT LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A 35 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH EAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH EAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH EAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH EAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CURRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090122.RUTHG.01/EKA