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FWSEKA

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1528 PDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A PERSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED FOR THE PANTHER
FIRE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OVER SURROUNDING RIDGES...WITH WINDS MORE
TERRAIN DRIVEN AT THE FIRE. A DEEP MARINE LAYER WILL MAINTAIN GOOD
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING NORTH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090718.PANTH.01/EKA