FNUS56  KSTO 242312
 FWFSTO
 
 FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO
 310 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.  
 
 
 CAZ263-279-252145-
 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-
 GLENN UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-
 310 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-47. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........35-55 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL      
                          GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.     
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 
                          TO 30 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-71. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........20-35 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE MORNING      
                         BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.        
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 
                          TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING      
                          VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........51-71 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING 
                          BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE      
                     AFTERNOON.  
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-63. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........27-48 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 7 MPH.     
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 
                          TO 30 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 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.