FNUS76 KEKA 280312
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA 5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
812 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN AREA EARLY WED
MORNING...WITH SHOWERS IN ITS WAKE...DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THERE WILL BE ONLY A VERY SUBTLE WIND SHIFT BEHIND THE FRONT. MAINLY
DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO MUCH OF THU AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TAKES
HOLD AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT POISED TO APPROACH THE AREA LATE THU.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 75 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN DEVELOPING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5-8 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.CHINA.01/EKA