FNUS76 KEKA 171310
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFIN...CALFIRE ICT3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
610 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0540 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST WILL CAUSE
TEMPERATURES TO INCREASE TODAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
EXPECT FAIR TO POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH HIGHER
GUSTS OVER THE RIDGES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING CALM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    5 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090817.COFFI.01/EKA