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SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKBONE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
944 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2115 PDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE FIRE WILL BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND BETTER OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES STARTING
MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OVER THE RIDGES ON TUESDAY
AS THIS DISTURBANCE APPROACHES. EYE LEVEL WINDS ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY BE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION...AND GUSTY AT
TIMES.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18
                    MPH.


NOTE: PER INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT AND FORECAST ACCURACY...PLEASE PROVIDE
ON SITE WEATHER OBS FOR FUTURE REQUESTS.

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FORECASTER...KOENEKE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE DAMBRA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090705.BACKB.01/EKA