FNUS76 KEKA 301801
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR JONES FIRE...CA-SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1101 AM PDT THU JUL 30 2009

...ISOLATED DRY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1002 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFFSHORE AND ABUNDANT MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE TO GENERATE A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE AREA AGAIN
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE LOW WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND RESULTING HIGHER RH VALUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANTICIPATE
GUSTY WINDS WITHIN VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 TO 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST OR UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH...GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 TO 55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST OR DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...JONI OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.JONES.01/EKA