Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
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FNUS56 KEKA 041057
FWFEKA
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
357 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.DISCUSSION...An unseasonably cold storm brought moderate to
heavy rain into Saturday morning. Showers will continue today
behind the front. Snow levels are rapidly falling behind the
front with 1 to 4 inches of wet snow above 2500 to 3500 feet.
Temperatures are forecast to cool down drastically this weekend
with subfreezing early morning temperatures in the mountains and
valleys of Trinity by Sunday. Temperatures will gradually recover
early next week, and will most likely remain below normal before a
warm up commences around mid next week.
CAZ201-050115-
North Coast-
357 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Rain in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms in the
late morning and afternoon. Showers likely with
small hail in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature...43-53.
* Min Humidity...70-85 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...2900 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 5 to 9 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 6 to 11 mph.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers with small
hail and isolated thunderstorms in the evening,
then slight chance of rain after midnight. Patchy
fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature...34-42.
* Max Humidity...89-100 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...400 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2600 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 4 mph.
RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph...shifting to
the north 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning.
* Max Temperature...46-56.
* Min Humidity...58-73 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4400 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2600 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Southeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
RIDGES...............Southeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
$$
CAZ202-050115-
Coastal Mendocino-
357 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Rain in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms in the
late morning and afternoon. Chance of showers in
the afternoon.
* Max Temperature...47-55.
* Min Humidity...72-87 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3200 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 6 to 11 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 6 to 11 mph.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Slight
chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms early
in the evening. Slight chance of rain late in the
evening. Patchy fog early in the morning.
* Min Temperature...35-43.
* Max Humidity...87-99 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...400 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature...51-59.
* Min Humidity...54-69 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...5100 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
RIDGES...............North winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
$$
CAZ203-204-050115-
Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-
357 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Snow and rain in the morning. Isolated
thunderstorms through the day. Showers with small
hail and snow showers likely in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature...38-48.
* Min Humidity...62-77 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3700 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 6 to 11 mph.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers with small hail,
snow showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
evening. Slight chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature...26-36.
* Max Humidity...87-100 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...400 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 4 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 5 to 9 mph.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in the
morning. Chance of rain through the day. Slight
chance of snow in the late morning and afternoon.
* Max Temperature...40-50.
* Min Humidity...63-78 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4000 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
RIDGES...............Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
$$
CAZ211-212-050115-
Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River-
357 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Rain and snow in the morning. Isolated
thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon.
Showers with small hail and snow showers likely in
the afternoon.
* Max Temperature...39-49.
* Min Humidity...65-80 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3300 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 6 to 11 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 6 to 11 mph.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers with small
hail, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms early
in the evening, then slight chance of rain in the
late evening and early morning. Slight chance of
snow in the late evening and overnight. Patchy fog
after midnight.
* Min Temperature...28-37.
* Max Humidity...91-100 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...500 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 5 mph.
RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning.
* Max Temperature...42-52.
* Min Humidity...56-71 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4200 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5
to 7 mph in the afternoon.
RIDGES...............West winds 5 to 9 mph.
$$
CAZ283-050115-
Trinity-
357 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Rain and snow in the morning, then showers, snow
showers likely and isolated thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature...39-49.
* Min Humidity...49-64 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4700 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...3300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 7 to 12 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 7 to 12 mph.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers, snow
showers and isolated thunderstorms early in the
evening, then slight chance of rain and snow late
in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature...22-32.
* Max Humidity...79-94 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...500 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2000 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 6 to 11 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 6 to 11 mph.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature...40-50.
* Min Humidity...45-55 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...5700 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2000 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
CAZ276-050115-
Interior Mendocino-
357 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Rain in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms in the
late morning and afternoon. Chance of showers in
the afternoon.
* Max Temperature...45-55.
* Min Humidity...63-78 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3700 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2800 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 7 to 12 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 7 to 12 mph.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
isolated thunderstorms early in the evening. Slight
chance of rain late in the evening. Patchy fog
after midnight.
* Min Temperature...32-40.
* Max Humidity...88-100 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...400 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
RIDGES...............Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Partly cloudy then becoming sunny then becoming
partly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning.
* Max Temperature...49-59.
* Min Humidity...45-55 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...6300 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
CAZ277-050115-
W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-
357 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Rain and snow in the morning. Isolated
thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon.
Showers likely and snow showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature...40-50.
* Min Humidity...64-79 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3600 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2900 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 8 to 13 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 8 to 13 mph.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers, snow
showers and isolated thunderstorms early in the
evening, then slight chance of rain and snow late
in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature...24-34.
* Max Humidity...87-100 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...500 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
RIDGES...............Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Partly cloudy then becoming sunny then becoming
partly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning.
* Max Temperature...42-52.
* Min Humidity...45-55 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...6400 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Upslope/upvalley 2 to 5 mph...becoming
west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
CAZ264-050115-
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
357 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Rain in the morning, then rain likely and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature...47-56.
* Min Humidity...55-70 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4300 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...3100 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 11 to 19 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 12 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Slight
chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms early
in the evening. Slight chance of rain late in the
evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature...33-41.
* Max Humidity...79-93 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...400 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph.
RIDGES...............Northwest winds 9 to 14 mph.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...52-62.
* Min Humidity...36-46 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...7500 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 6 to 11 mph.
RIDGES...............West winds 6 to 11 mph.
$$
.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...Northwest California Coast...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 39 to 47. Highs
51 to 59. South winds 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 38 to 46. Highs 53 to 61. North
winds 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 45. Highs 58 to 67. North
winds 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 42 to 50. Highs 64 to 74.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 55. Highs 68 to 77.
...Northwest California Interior...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 34 to 42. Highs
52 to 65. West winds 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 42. Highs 58 to 70.
Northwest winds 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 35 to 45. Highs 66 to 78. North winds
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 43 to 53. Highs 73 to 83.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 47 to 56. Highs 76 to 85.
.6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday May 9 THROUGH Monday May 13, 2024...
FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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