FNUS76 KEKA 281926
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPPAS FLAT...SMITH RIVER NRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1226 PM PDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE ALOFT WILL PRODUCE SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH
THURSDAY FOR THE BURN AREA. COASTAL STRATUS AND FOG SHOULD REACH
JUST WEST OF THE BURN AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BUT BURN OFF QUICKLY
AFTER SUNRISE. COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND FOG MAY REACH THE BURN AREA
FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS OVER SURROUNDING RIDGES WILL DIMINISH ON
THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
FRIDAY AS A WEAKENING FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE COAST. THIS FRONT
SHOULD BRING A QUICK SHOT OF LIGHT RAIN ON SATURDAY. A SLIGHTLY
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH ON SUNDAY AND BRING STRONGER
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND BETTER CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA.
A WET AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER PATCHY MORNING FOG.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST/CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...DUANE FRANKLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110929.PAPPA.01/EKA