ROUTINE FIRE WX PLANNING FCST(WITH/WITHOUT 6-10 DAY OUTLOOK)

 
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 FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
 215 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 AN UPPER RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH
 WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY
 CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
 WILL COME ASHORE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
 MORNING. THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN...HOWEVER
 THERE MAY BE SOME MIXING WITH SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000
 FT...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT.
 
 CAZ201-251600-
 NORTH COAST STRIP...FROM OREGON BORDER TO ROCKPORT CONSISTING OF
 COASTAL SECTIONS OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND A SMALL PORTION OF
 MENDOCINO COUNTY. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CA NPS AND REDWOOD PARKS.-
 215 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-47. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........81-96 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE
                      EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-65. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT THE COAST...45-52 PERCENT INLAND. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING 
                          NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE 
                          NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH 
                          IN THE AFTERNOON. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
                     PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-48. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........92-100 PERCENT AT THE COAST...87-97 PERCENT 
                     INLAND. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE 
                          EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. 
 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-64. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........68-78 PERCENT AT THE COAST...63-73 PERCENT 
                     INLAND. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
                          17 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
                          20 MPH. 
 
 
 

 
 CAZ202-251600-
 COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
 THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
 215 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-46. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-65 AT THE COAST...62-70 INLAND. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........58-65 PERCENT AT THE COAST...43 PERCENT INLAND. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE 
                          NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-47. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........79-94 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE 
                          EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 
                          TO 4 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE 
                          EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 
                          TO 4 MPH. 
 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
                     SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-63. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........58-73 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 
                          IN THE AFTERNOON. 
 
 
 

 
 CAZ203-204-211-212-251600-
 UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN
 THE SIX RIVERS NF.-
 LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER
 DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM
 DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-
 HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
 TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
 VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
 RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
 215 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-44. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........83-98 PERCENT VALLEYS...76-87 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE 
                          EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 
                          TO 4 MPH. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-64 VALLEYS...52-62 HIGHER TERRAIN. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........47-57 PERCENT VALLEYS...36-46 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-44. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........84-99 PERCENT VALLEYS...79-94 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 
                          MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-64 VALLEYS...48-58 HIGHER TERRAIN. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........58-73 PERCENT VALLEYS...54-69 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
                          15 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
                          20 MPH. 
 
 
 

 
 CAZ276-277-251600-
 INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
 WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
 215 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-46. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........81-96 PERCENT VALLEYS...68-83 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-71 VALLEYS...59-67 HIGHER TERRAIN. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........29-39 PERCENT VALLEYS...24-32 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 
                          MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-46. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........82-97 PERCENT VALLEYS...62-77 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH. 
 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
                     SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-63 VALLEYS...50-60 HIGHER TERRAIN. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........52-61 PERCENT VALLEYS...40-50 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH. 
 
 
 

 
 CAZ283-251600-
 TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
 215 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-41. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........77-87 PERCENT VALLEYS...65-76 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE 
                          EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 
                          TO 4 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE 
                          EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 
                          TO 4 MPH. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-67 VALLEYS...54-64 HIGHER TERRAIN. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........23-31 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-41. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........86-96 PERCENT VALLEYS...55-65 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH. 
 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-64 VALLEYS...52-60 HIGHER TERRAIN. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........56-63 PERCENT VALLEYS...47-54 PERCENT HIGHER 
                     TERRAIN. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 
                          TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
                          17 MPH. 
 
 
 

 
 
 .EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
 
 ...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
 .FRIDAY...RAIN. LOWS 42 TO 50. HIGHS 51 TO 59. NORTHWEST WINDS
 10 MPH. 
 .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS 32 TO 40. HIGHS
 52 TO 60. NORTH WINDS 10 MPH. 
 .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 43. HIGHS 55 TO 63. NORTH
 WINDS 5 MPH. 
 
 ...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
 .FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 31 TO 41.
 HIGHS 47 TO 55 VALLEYS...40 TO 53 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS
 5 MPH. 
 .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
 23 TO 33. HIGHS 51 TO 61 VALLEYS...45 TO 58 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTH
 WINDS 5 MPH. 
 .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 29 TO
 37. HIGHS 54 TO 62 VALLEYS...47 TO 60 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHEAST
 WINDS 5 MPH. 
 
 .6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...MONDAY NOVEMBER 30 THROUGH FRIDAY DECEMBER 4, 2009...
 FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
 
 

 
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