FNUS76 KEKA 220511
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1011 PM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2124 PDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE THE
AFTERNOON WINDS AS THE WINDS ALOFT AND ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES.
HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY ALONG WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN
TEMPERATURES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING.
                    WINDS SHIFTING TO SSW AFTER NOON AND
                    INCREASING TO 6-8 MPH BY 1500.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH BY 1300...INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH
                    BY 1700.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-6 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    1-3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH BY
                    MID AFTERNOON.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 6 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DEAN
REQUESTED BY...ANDY REILING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110621.CANYO.02/EKA