000 FXUS66 KEKA 271109 AFDEKA NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 300 AM PST WED FEB 27 2002 DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT 3 TO 4 DAYS. A NEARLY STATIONARY RIDGE ALONG 140W WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN SHOULD BEGIN TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST SATURDAY. SURFACE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN UP ON THURSDAY AFTER A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH PASSES INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. EXTENDED...RIDGE ALOFT STARTS TO FLATTEN OUT OR RETROGRADES SUNDAY. ALL MODELS ADVERTISE A CHANGE IN THE FLOW PATTERN NEXT WEEK. UKMET AND MRF BRING A SURFACE FRONT ONTO THE COAST AS EARLY AS MONDAY. I WILL LEAVE MON AND TUE AS IS...THAT IS DRY...DRY...DRY. ALL POPS ZERO. .EKA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA OUT TO 60NM. DJB