ROUTINE FIRE WX PLANNING FCST(WITH/WITHOUT 6-10 DAY OUTLOOK)
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DISCUSSION:
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND
THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT MAY BRING A FEW SPRINKLES
OR LIGHT SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY TO COASTAL AREAS NORTH OF CAPE
MENDOCINO. THE THREAT FOR RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD ALL AREAS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A COUPLE OF SYSTEMS IMPACT THE AREA.
LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
CAZ277-283-110000-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
134 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-53 VALLEYS...41-51 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-74 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
21 MPH.
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
.FRIDAY...RAIN. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 52 TO 60. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 43 TO 51.
HIGHS 53 TO 61. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 44 TO 52. HIGHS
54 TO 62. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
.FRIDAY...RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 34 TO 44. HIGHS 45 TO 54 VALLEYS...
38 TO 50 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 32 TO 42. HIGHS 54 TO 62 VALLEYS...
47 TO 55 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO
44. HIGHS 54 TO 62 VALLEYS...48 TO 56 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...MONDAY FEBRUARY 15 THROUGH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2010...
FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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