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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
455 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
DISCUSSION
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AS STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE WEST COAST. BY MIDWEEK...INLAND
LOCATIONS WILL SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 90S WITH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE AS
A LIGHT TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS.
CAZ201-130245-
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.-
455 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-59 AT THE COAST...65-73 INLAND.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-67 PERCENT AT THE COAST...31-37 PERCENT
INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
18 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING...
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-66 AT THE COAST...77-85 INLAND.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-62 PERCENT AT THE COAST...26-31 PERCENT
INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CAZ202-130245-
COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
455 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-63 AT THE COAST...64-72 INLAND.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-59 PERCENT AT THE COAST...30 PERCENT INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 22 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 22 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-96 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-68 AT THE COAST...71-79 INLAND.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT AT THE COAST...20 PERCENT INLAND.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 16 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
16 MPH.
CAZ203-204-130245-
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.-
455 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-79 VALLEYS...48-58 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-26 PERCENT VALLEYS...33-41 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...57-72 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-88 VALLEYS...60-70 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CAZ211-212-276-130245-
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.-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
455 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-75 VALLEYS...55-65 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...68-83 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
17 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
21 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-86 VALLEYS...67-77 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CAZ277-283-130245-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
455 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-42 VALLEYS...38-46 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-95 PERCENT VALLEYS...54-69 PERCENT HIGHER
TERRAIN.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-87 VALLEYS...73-83 HIGHER TERRAIN.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-24 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 66 TO
79. NORTH WINDS 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 55. HIGHS 68 TO 81. NORTH WINDS
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 57. HIGHS 64 TO 77. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 MPH.
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 55. HIGHS 78 TO 91. NORTH WINDS
5 MPH.
THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 56. HIGHS 86 TO 98 VALLEYS
79 TO
92 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH.
FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 51 TO 59. HIGHS 84 TO 97 VALLEYS
78 TO
91 HIGHER TERRAIN. EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK
SATURDAY MAY 17 THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY 21, 2007...
FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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