FNUS76 KEKA 140111
FWSEKA

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1729 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND COMBINE
WITH HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE TO PRODUCE GUSTY N TO NW
WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGE TOPS. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST
WITH INCREASED TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT IN LOWER ELEVATIONS...35 PERCENT RIDGETOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWN VALLEY.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWN VALLEY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWN VALLEY WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 9 TO 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT IN LOWER ELEVATIONS...38 PERCENT RIDGETOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST/BETTWY
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.COFFI.02/EKA