FNUS76 KEKA 191713
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
913 AM PST THU FEB 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 PST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN COUPLED WITH STATIONARY LOW
PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER
ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. THE LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW THIS
MORNING WILL BECOME SLIGHTLY ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH OVERCAST WITH PARTLY SUNNY BREAKS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
    SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-6000 FT AGL
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DJB
REQUESTED BY...NICK BALENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090219.PANTH.01/EKA