FNUS76 KEKA 150143
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA 5...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
543 PM PST WED DEC 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON DECEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA. SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH DURING
THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS NEAR THE BURN AREA WILL BE AROUND
3000 FEET. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN LATE THURSDAY AND PREVAIL
INTO THE WEEKEND.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    70% CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...DECREASING TO 20% IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 75 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN HENDRICKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111215.CHINA.01/EKA