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SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKBONE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
835 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2006 PDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACCOMPANIED BY HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE FIRE THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KOENEKE
REQUESTED BY...PAUL JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090723.BACKB.01/EKA