Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
331 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013


.DISCUSSION...
A COLD UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MIGRATE ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH`S TO THE REGION THROUGH
MID-WEEK. THE TROUGH WILL ALSO PRODUCE LIGHT SHOWERS NORTH OF CAPE
MENDOCINO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
RETURN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY LIGHT
BUT LOCALLY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

CAZ201-191330-
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.-
331 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...45-53 AT THE COAST...40-48 INLAND.
* MAX HUMIDITY...91-100 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                         LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...10 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE
  OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...57-65 AT THE COAST...61-71 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...69-79 PERCENT AT THE COAST...41-48 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8
                         MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH IN THE
                         AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...39-49.
* MAX HUMIDITY...95-100 PERCENT AT THE COAST...91-100 PERCENT
  INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 14
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...55-63 AT THE COAST...66-75 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...69-79 PERCENT AT THE COAST...33-40 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                         NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 14
                         MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ202-191330-
COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
331 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...44-52.
* MAX HUMIDITY...82-97 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 21 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
  BECOMING SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...57-65 AT THE COAST...68-76 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...64-74 PERCENT AT THE COAST...44 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50.
* MAX HUMIDITY...84-99 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 22 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 19 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...57-65 AT THE COAST...70-78 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...62-72 PERCENT AT THE COAST...38 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 21 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 18 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ203-204-191330-
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.-
331 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...45-53 VALLEYS...35-43 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-98 PERCENT VALLEYS...90-100 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...30 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...68-77 VALLEYS...48-56 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...35-45 PERCENT VALLEYS...50-60 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5
                         TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...30 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
  NIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50 VALLEYS...32-40 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...91 PERCENT VALLEYS...82-92 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1
                         TO 3 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                         TO 4 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...76-85 VALLEYS...56-64 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...25-35 PERCENT VALLEYS...36-46 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING
                         NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                         NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ211-212-191330-
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.-
331 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50 VALLEYS...38-46 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...88-98 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13
                         MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                         DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...68-76 VALLEYS...57-67 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...41-48 PERCENT VALLEYS...37-47 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9
                         MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
                         AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50 VALLEYS...35-43 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...87-97 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                         TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...73-81 VALLEYS...59-69 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...31-38 PERCENT VALLEYS...27-37 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ276-191330-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
331 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50.
* MAX HUMIDITY...83-98 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 22 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...65-75.
* MIN HUMIDITY...33-43 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 18 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...40-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY...88-98 PERCENT VALLEYS...82 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 20 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...71-81.
* MIN HUMIDITY...24-32 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 16 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ283-191330-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
331 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
  NIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...35-45.
* MAX HUMIDITY...87-97 PERCENT VALLEYS...77-87 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 18 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
  DAY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...66-74 VALLEYS...62-70 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...23-31 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                         WEST 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH IN
                         THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...34-44.
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-96 PERCENT VALLEYS...76-86 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                         DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...71-81.
* MIN HUMIDITY...17-25 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ277-191330-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
331 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...37-45.
* MAX HUMIDITY...82-97 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                         MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                         DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 18 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...71-79 VALLEYS...60-68 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...27 PERCENT VALLEYS...34-39 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...37-47.
* MAX HUMIDITY...88 PERCENT VALLEYS...81-91 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                         TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...79-87 VALLEYS...69-79 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...19-27 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$


.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 43 TO 51. HIGHS 60 TO 70. NORTH
WINDS 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 60 TO 73. NORTH
WINDS 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 47 TO
55. HIGHS 60 TO 73. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 42 TO 50. HIGHS 79 TO 91 VALLEYS...
73 TO 86 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 54. HIGHS 83 TO 96 VALLEYS...
78 TO 91 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 48 TO
56. HIGHS 83 TO 96 VALLEYS...74 TO 87 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 MPH.

.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...MONDAY JUNE 24 THROUGH FRIDAY JUNE 28, 2013...
FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

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