FNUS76 KEKA 301945
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTSIDE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1245 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORCAL BEFORE ANOTHER UPPER
LEVER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED MARINE PUSH APPROACHES THE COAST
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A SUBTLE RISE IN TEMPERATURES
ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY OVER THE BURN AREA BUT
ANY RAIN THAT DOES FALL WILL BE VERY MINIMAL (<.05).

SUNDAY WILL SEE THE BEGINNING OF A FAIRLY LONG STRETCH OF WARMER AND
MUCH DRIER PATTERN AS STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AND A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF LIGHT EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS PERSISTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
OR THURSDAY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
(AT 2500-3000 FT)   SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND 1100 PDT.


.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 65%
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....FROM 1800 PDT...WEST AND NORTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH
(AT 2500-3000 FT)   DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS
                    THEN SHIFTING TO EAST AND NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH THROUGH 1000 PDT FRIDAY MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...MARINE PUSH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 40 PERCENT...RISING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....FROM 1000 PDT...WEST AND NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...BECKY SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090930.EASTS.01/EKA