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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA 5...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
523 AM PDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION TODAY BEFORE PUSHING
NORTH THURSDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER
THE WEST COAST LATE THIS WEEK WITH MAX TEMPS NEARING 80 DEGREES
ACROSS INTERIOR DISTRICTS THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-2000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PRINDIVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.CHINA.01/EKA