FNUS76 KEKA 052226
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKBONE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
326 PM PDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1454 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUNDAY...WITH
THE SOUTH END OF THE SYSTEM POSSIBLY BRINGING SPRINKLES OR A VERY
LIGHT SHOWER TO THE BURN AREA. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY
NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY TO THE BURN
AREA...ALONG WITH WARMER AND DRIER AFTERNOON CONDITIONS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.
                    MAXIMUM RAINFALL AMOUNT 0.03 INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63 LOWER SLOPES...52-55 UPPER SLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES...55-60 PERCENT
                    UPPER SLOPES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE WINDS (20 FT).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT...BUT DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT
                    OVER THE RIDGES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE WINDS (20 FT).NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22
                    MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE WINDS (20 FT).NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22
                    MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BURGER
REQUESTED BY...SANDY FAULKNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.BACKB.01/EKA