FNUS76 KEKA 250153
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKBONE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
653 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1823 PDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND...AND THEN PEAK ON TUESDAY.
LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE IN HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED...WITH VERY POOR
RECOVERIES AT NIGHT OVER THE RIDGES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. HIGHS 88-93 INCREASING TO 93-98
BY TUESDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IN RH THROUGH WED.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BEASLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090724.BACKB.01/EKA