FNUS76 KEKA 302326
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR JONES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
426 PM PDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1543 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 WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...MAINLY OVER THE TRINITY COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH WINDS MAY BE GUSTY NEAR STORMS...GENERALLY
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL
THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ALONG WITH A SLIGHT RISE IN RH
VALUES...AS THE OFFSHORE LOW EDGES CLOSER TO THE COAST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 7 MPH BECOMING EAST 3 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...CILIBERTI
REQUESTED BY...PAIGE BOYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.JONES.02/EKA