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Fire Weather Forecast for: Fortuna ECC Dispatch
National Weather Service - Eureka, CA
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North Coast Including Portions of CA NPS and Redwood Parks, FDRA 100 and 105
Upper Smith River in the Six Rivers NF, FDRA 110
Lower Middle Klamath, FDRA 112 and portion of 200
Hupa Valley and Lower Trinity, FDRA 113 and 115
Interior Portions of Van Duzen and Mad River Drainages, FDRA 120 and 130

Dispatch Area Discussion...
222 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 VALLEY FOG AND PATCHY FROST ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN
 TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SHOULD NOT BE QUITE AS WIDESPREAD AS LAST
 NIGHT. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH
 WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY
 CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND NORTH TO
 NORTHEASTERLY IN DIRECTION. 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.
North Coast Including Portions of CA NPS and Redwood Parks, FDRA 100 and 105
Forecast Issuance time: 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.
EXTENDED...
 .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. 
 
Upper Smith River in the Six Rivers NF, FDRA 110
Forecast Issuance time: 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.
EXTENDED...
 .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.
 
Lower Middle Klamath, FDRA 112 and portion of 200
Forecast Issuance time: 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.
EXTENDED...
 .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.
 
Hupa Valley and Lower Trinity, FDRA 113 and 115
Forecast Issuance time: 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.
EXTENDED...
 .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.
 
Interior Portions of Van Duzen and Mad River Drainages, FDRA 120 and 130
Forecast Issuance time: 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.
EXTENDED...
 .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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