FNUS56  KSTO 251530
 FWFSTO
 FWFSTO
 
 FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO
 730 AM PDT WED NOV 25 2009
 
 NOTE:  THIS IS A RETRANSMISSION OF YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON FORECAST... IT IS NOT
 AN UPDATE. THE FORECAST IS ISSUED ONCE DAILY BY 330 PM IN THE LOWSEASON.
 
 
 .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.  
 
 
 CAZ213-252145-
 EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-
 730 AM PDT WED NOV 25 2009
 
 .TODAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-68. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........27-42 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 
                          TO 25 MPH.     
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS   
                          UP TO 32 MPH IN THE MORNING. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-45. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........55-75 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 
                          TO 24 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL      
                          GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE      
                     AFTERNOON. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-60. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........41-62 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL      
                          GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
                          UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.     
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE      
                          SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO   
                          25 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 
 
 
 

 
 ...SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL RANGE
 .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
 20 TO 30 MPH. 
 .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS 45 TO 55.
 NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. 
 .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
 NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.