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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA 5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
924 PM PDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH ANOTHER FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLENTY
OF RAIN IS EXPECTED...WITH A LITTLE SNOW MIXING IN EARLY TUE MORNING AND
AGAIN ON WED BEHIND THE SECOND COLD FRONT. THE BURN AREA SHOULD BE
SHELTERED FROM THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS...BUT NOT TOO HIGH ABOVE THE TOP
ELEVATION WILL SEE VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS UNDER 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...STEW RICHTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120327.CHINA.01/EKA