FNUS76 KEKA 131509
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFIN...CALFIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
809 AM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0738 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CONTINUED
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY MORE HUMIDITY. A WEST WIND WILL
INCREASE AS THE TROUGH PASSES...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE OUT
OF THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
COAST FRI AND COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE TO PRODUCE GUSTY
N TO NE WINDS. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST WITH INCREASED TEMPERATURES
AND LOWER HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.COFFI.01/EKA