FNUS76 KEKA 161236
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFIN...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
536 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0515 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY...WARM WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF THE WEEK. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX MON AS THE PRESSURE SYSTEMS
WEAKEN ALLOWING GUSTY WINDS TO DIMINISH. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FAIR TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...ANDY REILING  FBAN T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090816.COFFI.01/EKA