FNUS76 KEKA 172340 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLIAMS RIDGE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 440 PM PDT WED OCT 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW (THURSDAY) SO EXPECT AN EASTERLY COMPONENT TO THE WIND THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WIND SHOULD DIMINISH AROUND NOON THEN BRIEFLY SHIFTING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST BETWEEN 1400 AND 1600...BUT REMAINING LIGHT. EXPECT SIMILAR RH TRENDS THAT WERE SEEN ON WEDNESDAY. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES SHOULD ALSO CONTINUE...WITH MORE OF A MARINE INFLUENCE BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 76. MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO WEST NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AROUND 1400. WINDS SHIFTING BACK TO THE ENE AFTER SUNSET. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SAME WIND PATTERN EXCEPT A FEW MILES PER HOUR STRONGER. $$ FORECASTER...TONKIN REQUESTED BY...EAMON ENGBER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121018.WILLI.02/EKA