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FNUS56 KEKA 221123  
FWFEKA  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
323 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST TODAY  
BRINGING GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE NORTH COAST THIS WEEKEND. A LONG  
FETCH OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL PUSH INTO THE COASTAL TERRAIN LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT, RESULTING IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FOR  
DEL NORTE AND FAR NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. LIGHTER RAIN AMOUNTS ARE  
FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. MOIST CONDITIONS WITH MILD  
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY WITH RAIN CONFINED MOSTLY TO THE  
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SPIN  
UP OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT AND STRONGER SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS  
ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NORTH COAST REGION BY MONDAY. CONDITIONS WILL DRY  
OUT ON TUESDAY. A WARMING TREND IS THEN EXPECTED MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK.  
 
CAZ201-230230-  
NORTH COAST-  
323 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...55-63.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...51-66 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2100 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...44-52.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...84-99 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 6 TO 11 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-62.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...70-85 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...4200 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
 

 
 
CAZ202-230230-  
COASTAL MENDOCINO-  
323 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY  
DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...57-65.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...56-71 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...1600 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGES...............VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...44-52.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...84-99 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...57-65.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...71-86 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...2700 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
 

 
 
CAZ203-204-230230-  
UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH-  
323 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...49-59.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...44-54 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3400 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...5700 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...42-50.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...83-98 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 6000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...48-58.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...66-81 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...4900 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 6000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
CAZ211-212-230230-  
HOOPA-VAN DUZEN/MAD RIVER-  
323 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...54-64.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...41-51 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3300 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 5800 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...82-97 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 5800 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...51-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...58-73 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...5100 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 5800 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
 

 
 
CAZ283-230230-  
TRINITY-  
323 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...49-59.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...46-56 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3800 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...6000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...37-46.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...83-98 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 8000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...46-56.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...60-75 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...4900 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...6900 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
CAZ276-230230-  
INTERIOR MENDOCINO-  
323 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...59-68.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...45-55 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3000 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...44-52.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...79-94 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...57-66.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...55-70 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...4000 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
 

 
 
CAZ277-230230-  
W MENDOCINO NF/E MENDOCINO UNIT-  
323 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-63.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...40-50 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3800 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...6100 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...77-92 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 7100 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...51-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...52-62 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...4300 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...6500 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
 

 
 
CAZ264-230230-  
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE/NAPA/SONOMA RU-  
323 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...62-70.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...38-46 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3200 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGES...............VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5  
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE...44-52.  
* MAX HUMIDITY...73-88 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE...59-68.  
* MIN HUMIDITY...47-57 PERCENT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT...3800 FT AGL.  
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.  
* 20-FOOT WINDS...  
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE  
MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.  
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
 

 
 
   
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
 
   
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST
 
   
MONDAY
 
RAIN. LOWS 46 TO 54. HIGHS 53 TO 61. SOUTH WINDS  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 41 TO 49. HIGHS  
56 TO 64. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 48. HIGHS 61 TO 69.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
43 TO 51. HIGHS 57 TO 65.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 43 TO 51. HIGHS 59 TO 67.  
   
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
 
   
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 42 TO 50. HIGHS  
53 TO 63. SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 37 TO 45. HIGHS  
58 TO 68. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 37 TO 45. HIGHS 65 TO 74.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 41 TO  
49. HIGHS 62 TO 70.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 48. HIGHS 66 TO 75.  
   
6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK
 
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27 THROUGH MONDAY MARCH 3, 2025...  
FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 

 
 
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