FNUS76 KEKA 192351 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR COON MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 351 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A STORM APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT BY FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING NUMEROUS SHOWERS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........100% CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN 80% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 33 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STROZ REQUESTED BY...JOHN BUSSCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091120.COONM.01/EKA