FNUS76 KEKA 242313
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
413 PM PDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1551 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE COAST. WINDS OVER THE RIDGES WILL PEAK AFTER
MIDNIGHT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS IN THE VALLEYS MAY BEGIN
TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. THERE IS A CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT CROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. A RETURN TO DRIER
WEATHER IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE REGION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT DIMINISHING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...BOB PATTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110924.RUTH_.01/EKA