FNUS76 KEKA 250253
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUTH...SHASTA-TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
753 PM PDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1931 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST.
WINDS WILL PEAK TONIGHT WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS THE COAST AROUND
MIDNIGHT. WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND COASTAL
DISTRICTS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN TAPERING OFF BY NOON. A RETURN
TO DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF 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.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING 2 TO 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AYLWARD
REQUESTED BY...BOB PATTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110924.RUTH_.02/EKA