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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUZY...SIX RIVERS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
911 PM PDT THU JUL 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2026 PDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

NOTE...USING UNDERWOOD RAWS FOR WEATHER AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND BIG BAR
RAWS FOR REFERENCING WEATHER ALONG DRAINAGE BOTTOMS.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT THREAT
OF AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUP AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN SATURDAY FOR A BRIEF SPELL OF WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS.
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
A STRONGER TROUGH APPROACHES THE COAST ON SUNDAY BRINING A RENEWED THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES.
THE TROUGH MAY ALSO BRING GUSTY WEST WINDS ALONG THE TRINITY RIVER AND HWY 299
CORRIDOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST OR DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97 TO 101 DRAINAGE...92 TO 96 AROUND 3000 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR WEST 3 TO 6 MPH...GUSTS TO 10 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST OR NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...PAUL JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090702.SUZY_.02/EKA