FNUS76 KEKA 182356
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLIAMS RIDGE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
456 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN AS A FRONT APPROACHES FRIDAY AND THE THERMAL
TROUGH WEAKENS. THIS THERMAL TROUGH WILL GIVE WAY TO NOTICEABLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND WITH AN
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW. RAINFALL WILL BE MINIMAL FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN WILL ARRIVE AROUND MONDAY
WITH MUCH COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AT 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 8 MPH RISING 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING WEST AT 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...EAMON ENGBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121019.WILLI.01/EKA