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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA 5...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
512 AM PDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONT WILL BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA LATE
TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY
BRINGING ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE BURN AREA. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST LATE THIS
WEEK WITH MAX TEMPS NEARING 80 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800-10700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.CHINA.01/EKA