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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009
.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY
CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE IN THE DAY ON THURSDAY...EVENTUALLY
BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL TO MUCH OF THE REGION THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FRIDAY AFTERNOON
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...BRINGING BRISK NORTH WINDS AND DRYING
CONDITIONS WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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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 WED NOV 25 2009
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-96 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-57 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-89 PERCENT AT THE COAST...86-96 PERCENT
INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-79 PERCENT AT THE COAST...61-71 PERCENT
INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 11 TO 19 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
31 MPH.
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COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-95 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-63 AT THE COAST...60-68 INLAND.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-72 PERCENT AT THE COAST...51 PERCENT INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 28 MPH.
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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 WED NOV 25 2009
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-99 PERCENT VALLEYS...75-90 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-65 VALLEYS...51-61 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-61 PERCENT VALLEYS...45-55 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-47 VALLEYS...30-40 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-96 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 18 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-56 VALLEYS...34-44 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 18 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 23 MPH.
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INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-40 VALLEYS...36-44 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...64-79 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.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-70 VALLEYS...52-60 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-48 PERCENT VALLEYS...28-38 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-94 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-57 VALLEYS...40-48 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-56 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 23 MPH.
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TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...58-73 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.
PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT VALLEYS...34-44 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-52 VALLEYS...38-46 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-69 PERCENT VALLEYS...64-74 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 23 MPH.
.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 33 TO 41. HIGHS 53 TO 61. NORTH
WINDS 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 34 TO 42. HIGHS 56 TO 64. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 39 TO
47. HIGHS 54 TO 63. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 25 TO
34. HIGHS 51 TO 60 VALLEYS...45 TO 57 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTH WINDS
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 28 TO
36. HIGHS 55 TO 64 VALLEYS...49 TO 61 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 33 TO
41. HIGHS 54 TO 62 VALLEYS...49 TO 58 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 MPH.
.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 THROUGH SATURDAY DECEMBER 5, 2009...
FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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