FNUS76 KEKA 010046
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
546 PM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1551 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS ON THE RIDGE TOPS. A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL
BRING A FEW SHOWERS NORTH OF THE FIRE ON SATURDAY. A STRONGER FRONT WILL
APPROACH MONDAY MORNING WITH INCREASED SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A
SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD OF WETTING RAINS. A WET AND UNSETTLED WEATHER
PATTERN WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 VALLEY...49 MID-SLOPE.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    11 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...M  JAMESON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110930.RUTH_.01/EKA