FNUS76 KEKA 210904
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
204 AM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0120 PDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL RISE TO NEAR 100 WHILE RH VALUES FALL TO THE MID TEENS.
WINDS WILL REMAIN DIURNALLY AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...WITH AN LIGHT EASTERLY
COMPONENT AT NIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING HOURS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE
POOR...EXCEPT ALONG DEEPER AND NARROW DRAINAGES.  A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL CROSS THE AREA ON THU...WITH COOLER TEMPS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99 TO 102.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 16 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AND NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH...GUSTS 10 TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE OR EAST 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST OR
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT...48 TO 60 PERCENT ALONG UPPER SLOPES
                    AND RIDGES.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE OR EAST 1 TO 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97 TO 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 21 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AND NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH...GUSTS 10 TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE OR EAST 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST OR
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...ANDY REILING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110621.CANYO.01/EKA