FNUS76 KEKA 131242
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA 5...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
442 AM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON DECEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE REMAINS.
LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A STORM
SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AND FROST.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 1-2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEAN
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN HENDRICKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111213.CHINA.01/EKA