FNUS76 KEKA 241407
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG BEND...CAL FIRE- FORTUNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
707 AM PDT SAT OCT 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP MARINE PUSH OVERNIGHT AND THE ABSENCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT MORNING
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN HIGH RH VALUES THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
SUNDAY WILL BE A LITTLE DRIER BUT FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PUSH SUNDAY NIGHT
WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...LOW CLOUDS GIVING WAY TO MID TO HIGH
                    LEVEL CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 TO 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
                    AROUND 1100 PDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH TOWARD SUNRISE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 TO 44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AROUND
                    1200 PDT.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091024.BIGBE.01/EKA