FNUS76 KEKA 140230
FWSEKA

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SOME VALLEY FOG NEAR THE BURN AREA IN THE MORNING...BUT
THIS WILL BURN OFF BEFORE NOON. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH. THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR THE BURN AREA WILL BE ABOUT
3500 FEET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.
                    50% CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE
                    EVENING...INCREASING TO 70% AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 95 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 70% CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...DECREASING TO 30% IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 75 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN HENDRICKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111214.CHINA.01/EKA