FNUS76 KEKA 290412
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CREST...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
912 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2044 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW MOVING TOWARD THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PROVIDE A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND CONTINUED INSTABILITY OVER THE
TRINITY ALPS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY TO THE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SLIGHTLY GREATER ON WEDNESDAY
THAN ON TUESDAY. THE STORMS WILL BE MOSTLY DRY ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE.

AS THE LOW APPROACHES LATER IN THE WEEK TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO COOL GRADUALLY...WITH AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 1O MPH.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...JASON OWNBEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.CREST.01/EKA