FNUS76 KEKA 110523
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA   3...US FOREST SERVICE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
923 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS AND LIGHT WIND WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ALOFT.  THE NEXT FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA VERY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH INCREASING SOUTH WIND DURING THE MORNING
HOURS AND RAIN BY AROUND NOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH
THE REGION ON SATURDAY BUT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A MORE VIGOROUS STORM
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH
MONDAY.

.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 TO 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD
                    SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE OR NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH...GUSTS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF TONKIN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110311.CHINA.01/EKA