FNUS56  KEKA 242215
 FWFEKA
 
 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.
 
 
 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. 
 
 
 

 
 ...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.