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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKBONE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
344 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1521 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE
THIS WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PERSISTS OFF THE COAST. THE PATTERN
WILL BE STAGNANT WITH LITTLE CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAY. AS THESE DISTURBANCES
PASS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BE GUSTY...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE RIDGES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...STEVE DAMBRA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090707.BACKB.01/EKA