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

 
 FNUS56 KEKA 092134
FWFEKA

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
134 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010


.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND
THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT MAY BRING A FEW SPRINKLES
OR LIGHT SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY TO COASTAL AREAS NORTH OF CAPE
MENDOCINO. THE THREAT FOR RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD ALL AREAS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A COUPLE OF SYSTEMS IMPACT THE AREA.
LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

CAZ201-110000-
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.-
134 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-81 PERCENT AT THE COAST...64-74 PERCENT
INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
22 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
24 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-60 AT THE COAST...48-56 INLAND.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-77 PERCENT AT THE COAST...69-83 PERCENT
INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 29 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 19 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
34 MPH.





CAZ202-110000-
COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
134 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-79 PERCENT AT THE COAST...59 PERCENT INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-81 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 21 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 21 MPH.





CAZ203-204-211-212-110000-
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.-
134 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-41 VALLEYS...26-34 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-58 VALLEYS...39-49 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-53 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-46 VALLEYS...31-39 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-57 VALLEYS...37-46 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-86 PERCENT VALLEYS...76-91 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 23 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
29 MPH.





CAZ276-110000-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
134 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-74 PERCENT VALLEYS...56 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....WEST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-76 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 15 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
19 MPH.





CAZ277-283-110000-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
134 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-53 VALLEYS...41-51 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-74 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
21 MPH.






.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
.FRIDAY...RAIN. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 52 TO 60. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 43 TO 51.
HIGHS 53 TO 61. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 44 TO 52. HIGHS
54 TO 62. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
.FRIDAY...RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 34 TO 44. HIGHS 45 TO 54 VALLEYS...
38 TO 50 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 32 TO 42. HIGHS 54 TO 62 VALLEYS...
47 TO 55 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO
44. HIGHS 54 TO 62 VALLEYS...48 TO 56 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...MONDAY FEBRUARY 15 THROUGH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2010...
FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.




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