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NZUS66 KEKA 212230
ECDEKA
EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER ECC FORECAST FOR FORTUNA CA DISPATCH AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA
400 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
ECC001-221400-
FORTUNA DISPATCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARBERVILLE...GASQUET...FORTUNA
400 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS APPROACHING NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SNOW TO THE
DISTRICTS...WITH WETTING RAINS CERTAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN DISTRICTS
AND A CHANCE FURTHER SOUTH. SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. A
BREAK IN THE COOL AND WET PATTERN WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH
GENERALLY DRY AND STABLE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK.
TONIGHT...CLOUDY...RAIN. LOWS 40-45 VALLEYS
LOWS 35-40
HIGHER TERRAIN. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 90-95 PERCENT VALLEYS...MAXIMUM
HUMIDITY 95-100 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH
IN THE VALLEYS AND SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 70 PERCENT.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS
50-55 VALLEYS...HIGHS 40-50 HIGHER TERRAIN. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
60-70 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY
LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 40 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35-40 VALLEYS
LOWS 30-35
HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 90-100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 55-60 VALLEYS
HIGHS 45-55
HIGHER TERRAIN. IN THE VALLEYS...EAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. OVER THE RIDGES...NORTH WINDS
5 TO 7 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 55-70 PERCENT VALLEYS...MINIMUM
HUMIDITY 50-65 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
EXTENDED
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 55 TO 60.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 55 TO 60.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THANKSGIVING DAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
35 TO 40. HIGHS 50 TO 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS
50 TO 55.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 40.
HIGHS 50 TO 55.
ECC006-221400-
HOWARD FOREST DISPATCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UKIAH...WILLITS...COVELO
400 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS APPROACHING NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SNOW TO THE
DISTRICTS...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE DISTRICTS IN MENDOCINO
COUNTY. SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. A BREAK IN THE COOL AND
WET PATTERN WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNS TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH GENERALLY DRY AND
STABLE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK.
TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT. LOWS 35-45. MAXIMUM
HUMIDITY 90-95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 30 PERCENT.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS 50-60. MINIMUM
HUMIDITY 55-65 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 30 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 30-40. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
7 MPH. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 95-100 PERCENT. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 55-60.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 50-65 PERCENT VALLEYS...
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 40-50 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
EXTENDED
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 60 TO 65. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 60 TO 65. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THANKSGIVING DAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 55 TO 65. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 40.
HIGHS 55 TO 60.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 55 TO 60.
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