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Fire Weather Forecast for: Shasta Trinity National Forest
National Weather Service - Sacramento, CA
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Western Shasta Trinity NF Including Trinity Alps and Trinity Dam/Clair Engle Lake
Central Shasta Trinity NF Including Lake Shasta Area and North Valley Foothills
Eastern Shasta Trinity NF Including Mt Shasta/McCloud Basin and Burney Basin

Western Shasta Trinity NF Including Trinity Alps and Trinity Dam/Clair Engle Lake
Forecast is more than 12 hours old! Use with caution!
Forecast Issuance time: 400 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
.DISCUSSION...
 
 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING MILD
 TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
 GREAT BASIN AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA BRINGING NORTH TO
 EAST WINDS OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
 ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES IN THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA. A
 COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL SPLIT AND MOVE THROUGH THE
 NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING
 COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
 RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
 BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY NORTH
 TO EAST WINDS LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
 
 
 .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
 45-50 LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND LOWS 35-40  HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
 MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 65-85 PERCENT. WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
 VALLEYS AND VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. CHANCE OF
 WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. 
 .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGHS
 60-70. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 30-40 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND
 MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20-30 PERCENT  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS VARIABLE
 1 TO 3 MPH. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40-50. WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO
 4 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVER THE RIDGES.
 MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 65-75 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND MAXIMUM
 HUMIDITY 45-60 PERCENT  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
 0 PERCENT. 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
 50-60. WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND SOUTH 10 TO
 13 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 40-50 PERCENT LOWER
 ELEVATIONS...AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY 25-40 PERCENT  HIGHER
 ELEVATIONS. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. 
 
 .EXTENDED...
 .FRIDAY...COOLER...WINDY. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
 SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 40 TO 50. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
 .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS 20 TO 30. HIGHS 45 TO 55.
 NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
 .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS 45 TO 55.
 NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
Central Shasta Trinity NF Including Lake Shasta Area and North Valley Foothills
Forecast is more than 12 hours old! Use with caution!
Forecast Issuance time: 400 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
.DISCUSSION...
 
 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING MILD
 TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
 GREAT BASIN AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA BRINGING NORTH TO
 EAST WINDS OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
 ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES IN THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA. A
 COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL SPLIT AND MOVE THROUGH THE
 NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING
 COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
 RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
 BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY NORTH
 TO EAST WINDS LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
 
 
 .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 30-45. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY
 55-75 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
 0 PERCENT. 
 .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 60-70 LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND HIGHS
 55-60  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 35-45 PERCENT. IN THE
 VALLEYS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
 VARIABLE 4 TO 9 MPH. OVER THE RIDGES...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
 17 MPH. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 30-45. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
 14 MPH. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 70-90 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND
 MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 60-80 PERCENT  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. CHANCE OF
 WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
 50-60. IN THE VALLEYS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH IN THE
 MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH. OVER THE RIDGES...EAST
 WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 4 TO 8 MPH.
 MINIMUM HUMIDITY 45-60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
 10 PERCENT. 
 
 .EXTENDED...
 .FRIDAY...COOLER...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
 30 TO 40. HIGHS 45 TO 55. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
 .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS 50 TO 60.
 NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
 .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS 30 TO 40. HIGHS 50 TO 60.
 NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
Eastern Shasta Trinity NF Including Mt Shasta/McCloud Basin and Burney Basin
Forecast is more than 12 hours old! Use with caution!
Forecast Issuance time: 400 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
.DISCUSSION...
 
 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING MILD
 TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
 GREAT BASIN AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA BRINGING NORTH TO
 EAST WINDS OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
 ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES IN THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA. A
 COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL SPLIT AND MOVE THROUGH THE
 NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING
 COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
 RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
 BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY NORTH
 TO EAST WINDS LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
 
 
 .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 30-40. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY
 55-75 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF WETTING
 RAIN 0 PERCENT. 
 .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 55-70. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 30-45 PERCENT.
 NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
 3 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 30-40. WINDS VARIABLE 3 TO
 6 MPH. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 70-90 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND
 MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 60-80 PERCENT  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. CHANCE OF
 WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 50-65. WINDS VARIABLE
 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH OVER THE RIDGES.
 MINIMUM HUMIDITY 40-50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
 
 .EXTENDED...
 .FRIDAY...COOLER...WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 25 TO 35.
 HIGHS 45 TO 55. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
 .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 30. HIGHS 50 TO 60.
 NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
 .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS 50 TO 60.
 NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.

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