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SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER...USFS/SRF NRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
847 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
THE PANTHER FIRE WILL SEE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE PACIFIC NW. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO THE BURN
AREA SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN INTO
NEXT WEEK.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY BY THE LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...A  KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090227.PANTH.01/EKA