FXUS66 KEKA 010917 AFDEKA NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 215 AM PDT TUE JUL 1 2003 .SHORT TERM...POSITIVE TILT TROUGH ALOFT HANGS AROUND WEST OF 130W NEXT FEW DAYS...KEEPING MAX TEMPERATURES SEASONABLE FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF JULY. THURSDAY SHOULD SEE A LITTLE WARMING AS RIDGE ALOFT ANCHORED OVER THE SW US BUILDS NORTH...SMASHING OF THE MARINE LAYER AND SUPPRESSING THE ONSHORE FLOW. .LONG TERM...LITTLE OR NO CHANGES...FEW DAYS OF WARMING FOR THE INTERIOR WILL LIKELY BE REPLACE BY MINOR COOLING OVER THE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE PERSISTENT BAGGY UPPER TROUGH IN THE EAST PACIFIC ONCE AGAIN EDGES CLOSER TO THE CA COAST. ALL POPS ZERO .EKA...NONE. NOTE: NWS EUREKA WILL DISCONTINUE INCLUSION OF THE PRELIMINARY PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION FORECASTS FOR CRESCENT CITY...EUREKA/ARCATA AND UKIAH ON THIS DISCUSSION JULY 2 2003. THIS INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND ON THE CODED CITY FORECAST "FPUS46 KEKA" OR "SFOSFTEKA". COMMENTS CAN BE MADE BY CALLING 707-443-6484. $$