FNUS76 KEKA 180731
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER...CAL FIRE- HUMBOLDT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1231 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2350 PDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLIGHTLY DEEPER MARINE LAYER COMBINED WITH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE
MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING SOMEWHAT HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO
THE FIRE AREA TODAY...WITH GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY EXPECTED BELOW
THE NEIGHBORING RIDGES OVERNIGHT. WHILE THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY TODAY CANNOT BE ENTIRELY RULED OUT...MUCH BETTER CHANCES
ARE FARTHER EAST FROM THE FIRE. OTHERWISE...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE RIDGES THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH WINDS MORE
DIURNALLY DRIVEN AT THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE
WIND (20 FT).........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS......NORTHEAST TO EAST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS
                     TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                     WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 29 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
                    11 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.PANTH.01/EKA