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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKBONE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1021 PM PDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE PULLING NORTH AND EAST OF
THE DISTRICTS TONIGHT.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD THROUGHOUT
THE WEEK AND GIVE WAY TO MAINLY SUNNY DAYS AND CLEAR NIGHTS THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND.  A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY MONDAY. MUCH
OF THE WEEK WILL FEATURE WARMER AFTERNOONS...WITH POOR TO MODEST OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. THE BURN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE INTENSIFIES.

NOTE: TEMPERATURE AND RH FORECASTS BELOW ARE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 TO 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AND NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH...GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43 TO 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 TO 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST OR DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AND NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH...GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...SANDY FAULKNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.BACKB.01/EKA