815  
FNUS56 KEKA 211127  
FWFEKA  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
327 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
DISCUSSION  
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS  
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING, WITH SOME  
CONVECTIVE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS  
AFTERNOON ACROSS COASTAL HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE. ANOTHER STORM  
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. MORE  
IMPACTFUL RAINFALL IS LIKELY EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK, WITH GUSTY  
WINDS EXPECTED WITH EACH STORM SYSTEM.  
 
CAZ201-220230-  
NORTH COAST-  
327 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...49-59.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...69-84 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2800 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...44-52.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...82-97 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...67-80 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3200 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ202-220230-  
COASTAL MENDOCINO-  
327 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...83-93 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2400 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...44-52.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...CLOUDY. RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...56-64.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...75-87 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2600 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ203-204-220230-  
UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH-  
327 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...43-53.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...66-80 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...4000 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...37-45.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...78-93 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...45-55.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...66-80 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3700 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5500 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ211-212-220230-  
HOOPA-VAN DUZEN/MAD RIVER-  
327 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...44-54.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...66-81 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3400 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
EARLY MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...38-46.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...82-97 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5100 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...CLOUDY. RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...48-58.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...66-81 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3500 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 5800 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ283-220230-  
TRINITY-  
327 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...38-48.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...69-84 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3100 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5400 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...32-41.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...85-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING  
LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...40-50.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...71-86 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3800 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5500 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ276-220230-  
INTERIOR MENDOCINO-  
327 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...49-59.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...80-90 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3000 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...CLOUDY. RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...54-62.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...72-83 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3500 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ277-220230-  
W MENDOCINO NF/E MENDOCINO UNIT-  
327 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...43-53.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...70-85 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3600 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5600 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...36-44.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...82-97 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...CLOUDY. RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...47-57.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...69-83 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...4000 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...6100 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ264-220230-  
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE/NAPA/SONOMA RU-  
327 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...49-57.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...80-93 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2600 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...89-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.  
RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...77-87 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3100 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
 
 
 
   
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
 
   
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST  
   
MONDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 46 TO 54. HIGHS 57 TO 65. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 51 TO 59. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 MPH.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH  
CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 39 TO 47. HIGHS 50 TO 58. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 43 TO 51. HIGHS 51 TO 59.    
FRIDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 43 TO 51. HIGHS 51 TO 59.  
   
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR  
   
MONDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 42 TO 51. HIGHS 52 TO 61. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 41 TO 49. HIGHS 48 TO 57. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 MPH.    
CHRISTMAS DAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE MORNING. LOWS 31 TO 41. HIGHS 46 TO 55. NORTHWEST WINDS  
5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 36 TO 45. HIGHS 45 TO 55.    
FRIDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 36 TO 45. HIGHS 45 TO 54.  
   
6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK  
THURSDAY DECEMBER 26 THROUGH MONDAY DECEMBER 30, 2024...  
FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 
 
 
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