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
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013


.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING COOL AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR TO THE DISTRICTS FRIDAY.
OUTSIDE OF EARLY MORNING LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN
SISKIYOUS, DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
STILL EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGES. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHTER TODAY AND FRIDAY. THE WEATHER WILL GENERALLY BE
DRIER AND WARMER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER TROUGH MAY AFFECT
THE REGION ON SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING...BUT BOUTS OF
WETTING RAIN WITH A SERIES OF SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF TIL
NEXT WEEK.

CAZ201-241345-
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.-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...41-49 AT THE COAST...36-44 INLAND.
* MAX HUMIDITY...92-100 PERCENT AT THE COAST...81-93 PERCENT
  INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                         DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 21 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...51-59 AT THE COAST...58-68 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...72-82 PERCENT AT THE COAST...40-50 PERCENT INLAND.
* 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.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...37-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY...91-100 PERCENT AT THE COAST...84-94 PERCENT
  INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 16 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...52-60 AT THE COAST...62-72 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...69-79 PERCENT AT THE COAST...40-50 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                         NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13
                         MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                         NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ202-241345-
COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...40-50.
* MAX HUMIDITY...84-95 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 23 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61 AT THE COAST...63-71 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...55-62 PERCENT AT THE COAST...35 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 22 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 18 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-51.
* MAX HUMIDITY...84-95 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 21 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 17 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...54-62 AT THE COAST...63-71 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...62-72 PERCENT AT THE COAST...40 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 19 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ203-204-241345-
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.-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE
  OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...41-49 VALLEYS...29-37 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...93-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...89-100 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 16
                         MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WINDS
                         2 TO 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...10 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
  CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...66-76 VALLEYS...45-53 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...29-39 PERCENT VALLEYS...54-69 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                         MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                         TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH IN THE
                         AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...41-49 VALLEYS...33-41 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...93-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...88-100 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                         TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE
  MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...68-78 VALLEYS...47-55 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...33-43 PERCENT VALLEYS...54-69 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5
                         TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9
                         MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ211-212-241345-
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.-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST LATE IN THE NIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...33-44.
* MAX HUMIDITY...85-95 PERCENT VALLEYS...88-99 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 17 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                         DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST
  EARLY IN THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...65-73 VALLEYS...53-63 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...36-43 PERCENT VALLEYS...42-52 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...37-45.
* MAX HUMIDITY...85-95 PERCENT VALLEYS...89-99 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 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.

.SATURDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...68-76 VALLEYS...56-66 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...39-46 PERCENT VALLEYS...41-51 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                         WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                         NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ276-241345-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST LATE IN THE NIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...36-45.
* MAX HUMIDITY...81-96 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.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...61-71.
* MIN HUMIDITY...33-40 PERCENT VALLEYS...26 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 15 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...40-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY...82-93 PERCENT VALLEYS...75 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 16 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...64-74.
* MIN HUMIDITY...31-41 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ283-241345-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS
  OF FROST LATE IN THE NIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...30-39 VALLEYS...33-43 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...80-93 PERCENT VALLEYS...68-81 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 16
                         MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                         DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST
  EARLY IN THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...63-74.
* MIN HUMIDITY...26-36 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...35-46.
* MAX HUMIDITY...83-93 PERCENT VALLEYS...71-81 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                         TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE
  MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...66-76.
* MIN HUMIDITY...24-32 PERCENT VALLEYS...28-34 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING
                         WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 MPH
                         IN THE AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ277-241345-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST LATE IN THE NIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...31-41.
* MAX HUMIDITY...91 PERCENT VALLEYS...85-95 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                         DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...70-78 VALLEYS...60-70 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...21 PERCENT VALLEYS...27-32 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING
                         WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...38-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY...92 PERCENT VALLEYS...83-93 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                         TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...73-81 VALLEYS...62-72 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...28-38 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 MPH
                         IN THE AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$


.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 44 TO
52. HIGHS 56 TO 64. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 46 TO 54. HIGHS 55 TO 63.
WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 46 TO 54. HIGHS 57 TO 65. WEST
WINDS 5 MPH.

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 39 TO 48.
HIGHS 65 TO 73 VALLEYS...56 TO 69 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...COOLER. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 41 TO 50. HIGHS
59 TO 67 VALLEYS...52 TO 63 HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 41 TO 50.
HIGHS 61 TO 69 VALLEYS...53 TO 66 HIGHER TERRAIN. WEST WINDS
5 MPH.

.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY MAY 29 THROUGH SUNDAY JUNE 2, 2013...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

$$

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