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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
318 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013


.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO THE DISTRICTS ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF SHOWERS TO
THE NORTHERN DISTRICTS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGES.

CAZ201-220130-
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.-
318 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
  LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...52-60 AT THE COAST...55-64 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...67-77 PERCENT AT THE COAST...46-56 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 23 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 16
                         MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 11 TO 16
                         MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH IN THE
                         AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...40 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...36-44 AT THE COAST...32-40 INLAND.
* MAX HUMIDITY...95 PERCENT AT THE COAST...91 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                         23 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 28 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...10 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
  CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...50-58 AT THE COAST...54-62 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...54 PERCENT AT THE COAST...35-45 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 20 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 20 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ202-220130-
COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
318 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...56-64 AT THE COAST...63-71 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...53-60 PERCENT AT THE COAST...37 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 29 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 26 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...39-47.
* MAX HUMIDITY...80-95 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 19 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 31 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 26 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-63.
* MIN HUMIDITY...45-52 PERCENT AT THE COAST...34 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 28 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 26 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ203-204-220130-
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.-
318 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
  LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
  LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...58-66 VALLEYS...39-47 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...42-52 PERCENT VALLEYS...65-80 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                         MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 24
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...40 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
  THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FROST
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...32-40 VALLEYS...27-35 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...91-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...78-89 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT
                         WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 22 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...20 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61 VALLEYS...41-49 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...33-43 PERCENT VALLEYS...41-51 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5
                         TO 7 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH IN THE
                         AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 18
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...10 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ211-212-220130-
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.-
318 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE
  OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
  AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...59-67 VALLEYS...46-56 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...43-53 PERCENT VALLEYS...49-64 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 23
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...20 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
  AREAS OF FROST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...29-38.
* MAX HUMIDITY...88-100 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 20 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 24 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...10 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...56-64 VALLEYS...48-56 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...33-38 PERCENT VALLEYS...34-44 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 18 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 22 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ276-220130-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
318 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...59-69.
* MIN HUMIDITY...38 PERCENT VALLEYS...29 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 25 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 29 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
  NIGHT. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...34-43.
* MAX HUMIDITY...84-94 PERCENT VALLEYS...65 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 24 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 29 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST
  IN THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...56-66.
* MIN HUMIDITY...32-37 PERCENT VALLEYS...24 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 22 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 25 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ283-220130-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
318 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE
  DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...54-64.
* MIN HUMIDITY...28-38 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 23
                         MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 29
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
  CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...26-34 VALLEYS...30-38 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...88-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...72-85 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 21 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 26 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...51-61.
* MIN HUMIDITY...23-31 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 18 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 20 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ277-220130-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
318 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...62-70 VALLEYS...56-65 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...28 PERCENT VALLEYS...24-29 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 26 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...30-38.
* MAX HUMIDITY...91 PERCENT VALLEYS...77-87 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 17 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 24 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST IN THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...60-68 VALLEYS...53-63 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...18 PERCENT VALLEYS...25-30 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 17 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 22 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$


.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 41 TO 49.
HIGHS 55 TO 63. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 42 TO 50. HIGHS
57 TO 65. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 42 TO 50.
HIGHS 57 TO 65. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH.

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AREAS OF FROST.
LOWS 29 TO 39. HIGHS 55 TO 66 VALLEYS...51 TO 64 HIGHER TERRAIN.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
33 TO 42. HIGHS 64 TO 74 VALLEYS...58 TO 71 HIGHER TERRAIN.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 39 TO 47. HIGHS 69 TO 77 VALLEYS...61 TO
74 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.

.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...SUNDAY MAY 26 THROUGH THURSDAY MAY 30, 2013...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

$$

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