FNUS76 KEKA 022158
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR AH-PAH...CAL FIRE- FORTUNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
258 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1434 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD UPPER LEVER TROUGH WILL MAINTAIN COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GENERALLY BE HIGH AS FLOW
BECOMES MORE ONSHORE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH COAST
AND NORTH OF TRINIDAD.  A RETURN OF WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER
CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW
RETURNS TO THE REGION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...SOME PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43 TO 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTH OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 25 PERCENT OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 TO 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 TO 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091002.AHPAH.01/EKA