FNUS76 KEKA 152320
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFIN...CAL FIRE- ICT 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
420 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1539 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
PERSISTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST
DURING THE NIGHTS WITH PROGRESSIVELY LOWER OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT. THE LOWER HUMIDITIES WILL BE MOST NOTICEABLE
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COFFIN FIRE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO
                    5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS POST   SITL  T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090815.COFFI.02/EKA