ROUTINE FIRE WX PLANNING FCST(WITH/WITHOUT 6-10 DAY OUTLOOK)
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DISCUSSION: AN UPPER RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND
DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND NORTHERLY. 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.
CAZ202-242300-
COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
236 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-99 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-62 PERCENT AT THE COAST...43 PERCENT INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-63 AT THE COAST...59-67 INLAND.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT THE COAST...49 PERCENT INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
.THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
LOWS 41 TO 49. HIGHS 53 TO 61. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 40 TO 48. HIGHS 51 TO 59. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING. LOWS 37 TO 45. HIGHS 52 TO 60. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
.THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 43.
HIGHS 52 TO 60 VALLEYS...46 TO 56 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 31 TO 40. HIGHS
47 TO 55 VALLEYS...40 TO 52 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
27 TO 36. HIGHS 50 TO 59 VALLEYS...44 TO 56 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTH
WINDS 5 MPH.
.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29 THROUGH THURSDAY DECEMBER 3, 2009...
FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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