FNUS76 KEKA 072337
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKBONE REHAB...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
437 PM PDT MON SEP 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1543 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS
TONIGHT...AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTERACTS WITH
THERMAL LOW PRESSURE OVER CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING
AND DRYING TREND TO THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. A WEAK TROUGH
CROSSING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN LOW
LEVEL HUMIDITY TO THE NORTHWEST DISTRICTS ON WEDNESDAY. MORE
SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING IS EXPECTED LATER IN THE WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE REGION.

NOTE: FORECAST BELOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 TO 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AND NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 TO 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR WEST 3 TO 6 MPH...GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AND NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH...GUST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090907.BACKB.02/EKA