FNUS76 KEKA 190556
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA 5...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1056 PM PDT MON MAR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE WINDS AROUND TO THE SOUTH
TODAY THEN INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING. LIGHT RAIN WILL PRECEDE THE
FRONT MIDDAY...THEN TURN TO STEADY RAIN IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AT THE CHINA 5. RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING AND SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL SHARPLY TO AROUND 3500 FEET ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS BECOMING 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-7300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...THE BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GARCIA
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN J  NOVERR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130319.CHINA.01/EKA