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FNUS56 KEKA 072258
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
258 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
DISCUSSION
A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST AND COASTAL INTERIOR
ZONES...OTHWERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE. SUNDAY
SHOULD BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND PRECIP FREE...WITH THE NEXT WEATHER
SYSTEM IN THE FORM OF A WEAK COLD FRONT MONDAY. THIS FEATURE
IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION LATE MONDAY. WIND SHOULD SHIFT TO
THE SOUTH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY LIGHT RAIN TO MOST
DISTRICTS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
CAZ201-081630-
NORTH COAST STRIP...FROM OREGON BORDER TO ROCKPORT CONSISTING OF
COASTAL SECTIONS OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND A SMALL PORTION OF
MENDOCINO COUNTY. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CA NPS AND REDWOOD PARKS.-
258 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-98 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 13 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO
6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-58 PERCENT AT THE COAST...38-45 PERCENT
INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-49 AT THE COAST...36-44 INLAND.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-52 PERCENT AT THE COAST...37 PERCENT INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
19 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH.
CAZ202-081630-
COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
258 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-95 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-58 PERCENT AT THE COAST...38 PERCENT INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 16 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
TO 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-56 PERCENT AT THE COAST...37 PERCENT INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CAZ203-204-081630-
UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN
THE SIX RIVERS NF.-
LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER
DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM
DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-
258 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-43 VALLEYS...31-39 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-96 PERCENT VALLEYS...93-100 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 VALLEYS...40-48 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-43 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 14 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-46 VALLEYS...34-42 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
16 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-66 VALLEYS...43-51 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT VALLEYS...41-50 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
29 MPH.
CAZ211-212-081630-
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
258 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT VALLEYS...83-93 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-67 VALLEYS...50-58 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-45 PERCENT VALLEYS...31-41 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-86 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-67 VALLEYS...51-59 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-39 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH.
CAZ276-081630-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
258 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-94 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 16
MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-43 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 18 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-94 PERCENT VALLEYS...67 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1
TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
17 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-43 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CAZ277-283-081630-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
258 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-99 PERCENT VALLEYS...75-85 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-63 VALLEYS...51-60 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-39 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-88 PERCENT VALLEYS...63-75 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-64 VALLEYS...51-59 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 17
MPH.
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST
TUESDAY
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 42 TO 50. HIGHS 54 TO 62. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 MPH.
VETERANS DAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 37 TO
45. HIGHS 54 TO 62. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 38 TO 46.
HIGHS 57 TO 65. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 34 TO 43. HIGHS 53 TO 61 VALLEYS
44 TO 55 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
VETERANS DAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO
38. HIGHS 52 TO 60 VALLEYS...45 TO 56 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 39.
HIGHS 56 TO 64 VALLEYS...49 TO 59 HIGHER TERRAIN. WEST WINDS
5 MPH.
6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13 THROUGH TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2009...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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