FNUS76 KEKA 151240
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFIN...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
540 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0522 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL INTERACT WITH A THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR TO PRODUCE OFFSHORE FLOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN
GRADUALLY DECREASING HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGES. HOT AND DRY DAYS AND MILD
NIGHTS WITH FAIR TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL PREVAIL INTO
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWN VALLEY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6
                    MPH AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWN VALLEY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...ANDY REILING  FBAN T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090815.COFFI.01/EKA