Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
406 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013


.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES PASSING THROUGH THE AREA SHOULD BRING
SHOWERS TO THE DISTRICTS PRIMARILY NORTH OF MENDOCINO COUNTY FROM
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL
BRING WETTING RAINS TO ALL OF THE DISTRICTS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY. SHOWERS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY.

CAZ201-260130-
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.-
406 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61 AT THE COAST...61-71 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...64-75 PERCENT AT THE COAST...39-49 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 15 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 20 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS LIKELY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50 AT THE COAST...37-45 INLAND.
* MAX HUMIDITY...92-100 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13
                         MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WINDS
                         2 TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...10 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61 AT THE COAST...59-69 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...77-87 PERCENT AT THE COAST...49-59 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...30 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ202-260130-
COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
406 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...54-62 AT THE COAST...64-72 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...59-66 PERCENT AT THE COAST...AROUND 40 PERCENT
  INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 21 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 15 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
  CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...41-50.
* MAX HUMIDITY...93-100 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 20 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
  DAY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...51-59 AT THE COAST...59-67 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...74-84 PERCENT AT THE COAST...AROUND 55 PERCENT
  INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 19 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ203-204-260130-
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.-
406 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE
  MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...70-80 VALLEYS...48-56 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...28-38 PERCENT VALLEYS...48-63 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                         WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...43-51 VALLEYS...33-41 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-100 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 13 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...50 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...69-77 VALLEYS...46-54 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...42-52 PERCENT VALLEYS...66-77 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...60 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ211-212-260130-
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.-
406 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...69-77 VALLEYS...57-67 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...34-45 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...38-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY...93-100 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT
                         WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS LIKELY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...66-74 VALLEYS...55-65 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...46-54 PERCENT VALLEYS...54-69 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5
                         TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...30 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ276-260130-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
406 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...65-75.
* MIN HUMIDITY...29-39 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 16 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 16 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
  CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...40-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY...AROUND 95 PERCENT VALLEYS...AROUND 85 PERCENT
  HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 17 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 20 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
  CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...62-72.
* MIN HUMIDITY...42-52 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 16 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 16 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ283-260130-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
406 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
  CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...67-77.
* MIN HUMIDITY...23-31 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...38-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY...84-99 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 17
                         MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS LIKELY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...63-73.
* MIN HUMIDITY...35-45 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...20 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ277-260130-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
406 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...75-83 VALLEYS...62-72 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT VALLEYS...28-36 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
  CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...35-45.
* MAX HUMIDITY...89-100 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 13 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 15 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
  CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...70-78 VALLEYS...58-68 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...AROUND 35 PERCENT VALLEYS...42-52 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$


.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
.MEMORIAL DAY...RAIN. LOWS 43 TO 51. HIGHS 53 TO 64. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 56 TO 66.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 45 TO 53.
HIGHS 54 TO 64. WEST WINDS 5 MPH.

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
.MEMORIAL DAY...RAIN. LOWS 36 TO 46. HIGHS 57 TO 66 VALLEYS...
51 TO 64 HIGHER TERRAIN. WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...WARMER. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 38 TO 48. HIGHS 61 TO
72 VALLEYS...55 TO 68 HIGHER TERRAIN. WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 37 TO 47.
HIGHS 64 TO 72 VALLEYS...55 TO 68 HIGHER TERRAIN. WEST WINDS
5 MPH.

.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...THURSDAY MAY 30 THROUGH MONDAY JUNE 3, 2013...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

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