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FNUS56 KEKA 201208  
FWFEKA  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
408 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
DISCUSSION  
STRONG SOUTHERLIES SWEEP SOUTHWARD TODAY AS AN  
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER MOVES OVER NWRN CA, PAUSING OVER LAKE COUNTY  
LATE THIS MORNING THEN MOVING BACK TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND  
THURSDAY. RAIN AND STRONG SOUTHERLIES FOLLOW THIS FEATURE SOUTH  
THIS MORNING, WITH WINDS WEAKENING TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE  
AREA. MORE INTENSE RAIN AND ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND IS EXPECTED AS  
THIS FEATURE TRACKS BACK NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HEAVY  
SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NE TRINITY COUNTY THIS MORNING, WITH SNOW  
LEVELS FORECAST TO SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE DAY.  
 
CAZ201-210215-  
NORTH COAST-  
408 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...46-56.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...78-93 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2000 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...41-49.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...87-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...52-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...75-90 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2700 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ202-210215-  
COASTAL MENDOCINO-  
408 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...81-96 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...1500 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...44-53.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...91-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...56-64.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...77-92 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2200 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ203-204-210215-  
UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH-  
408 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...38-48.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...78-88 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2900 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...4800 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...34-43.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...4800 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...45-55.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...72-86 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3100 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 6000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ211-212-210215-  
HOOPA-VAN DUZEN/MAD RIVER-  
408 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...40-50.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...74-89 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2400 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...36-46.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...87-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...46-56.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...70-85 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3300 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 5800 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ283-210215-  
TRINITY-  
408 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...SNOW AND RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...30-40.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...77-90 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2400 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...2000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...SHIFTING TO  
THE EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN AND SNOW.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...27-36.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...85-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...3000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN AND SNOW.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...36-46.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...73-88 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3400 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ276-210215-  
INTERIOR MENDOCINO-  
408 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...49-58.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...75-90 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2100 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...43-52.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...92-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...52-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...70-85 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2600 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ277-210215-  
W MENDOCINO NF/E MENDOCINO UNIT-  
408 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...43-53.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...79-93 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2700 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...6900 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...37-46.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...89-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 7100 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...47-57.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...77-92 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3700 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 7100 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
 
 
 
CAZ264-210215-  
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE/NAPA/SONOMA RU-  
408 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...49-57.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...79-92 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2200 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...43-51.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...94-100 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...52-60.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...75-89 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2400 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
 
 
 
   
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
 
   
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST  
   
FRIDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 47 TO 55. HIGHS 54 TO 62. SOUTH WINDS  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 41 TO 49. HIGHS 51 TO 59. SOUTH WINDS  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 39 TO 47. HIGHS 50 TO 58. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 40 TO 48. HIGHS  
49 TO 57.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 38 TO 46.  
HIGHS 51 TO 59.  
   
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR  
   
FRIDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 42 TO 52. HIGHS 49 TO 59. SOUTH WINDS  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
RAIN. LOWS 36 TO 46. HIGHS 45 TO 57. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 31 TO 41. HIGHS 44 TO 55. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 32 TO 41. HIGHS  
45 TO 55.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 31 TO 40.  
HIGHS 46 TO 56.  
   
6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK  
MONDAY NOVEMBER 25 THROUGH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2024...  
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 
 
 
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