FNUS76 KEKA 250449 FWSEKA SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 849 PM PST TUE FEB 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1250 PST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484. .DISCUSSION... A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL BRING WET UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IN THE DISTRICT SURROUNDING THE PANTHER BURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF A STORM SYSTEM CROSSES NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. THE STORM PASSING WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE SW WINDS OVER THE RIDGETOPS. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CILIBERTI REQUESTED BY...AL GOUGHNOUR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090224.PANTH.01/EKA