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
318 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013


.DISCUSSION...
A COLD UPPER LOW WILL GRADUALLY LIFT OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTH COAST INTERIOR, OTHERWISE DRIER AND WARMER
WEATHER WILL RETURN BEGINNING FRIDAY. THE WARMING TREND WILL BE BRIEF
HOWEVER AS ANOTHER RAIN PRODUCING SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST ON SUNDAY.
AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG DOSE OF RAIN LOOKS TO OCCUR MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WETTING RAINS ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.


CAZ201-201330-
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 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...39-49.
* MAX HUMIDITY...89-99 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                         DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN
  THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...55-63 AT THE COAST...63-73 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...62-75 PERCENT AT THE COAST...33-43 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                        ...WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                         MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...41-51.
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-97 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                         18 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN
  THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...57-65 AT THE COAST...67-77 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...63-74 PERCENT AT THE COAST...31-41 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                         18 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ202-201330-
COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO
THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.-
318 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-51.
* MAX HUMIDITY...88-98 PERCENT.
* 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 16 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN
  THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...55-63 AT THE COAST...65-73 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...64-74 PERCENT AT THE COAST...38 PERCENT INLAND.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 23 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY
  FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...43-52.
* MAX HUMIDITY...83-94 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 24 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 20 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
  BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...57-65 AT THE COAST...69-77 INLAND.
* MIN HUMIDITY...63-73 PERCENT AT THE COAST...38 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 16 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ203-204-201330-
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 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...40-48 VALLEYS...32-40 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...83-95 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                         TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                         TO 4 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...73-83 VALLEYS...57-65 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...24-34 PERCENT VALLEYS...38-48 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                         MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...45-53 VALLEYS...39-47 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-96 PERCENT VALLEYS...78-88 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...SHIFTING TO
                         THE NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...80-89 VALLEYS...67-75 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...24-32 PERCENT VALLEYS...29-39 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ211-212-201330-
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 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50 VALLEYS...35-43 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...84-95 PERCENT.
* 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 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 13 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...71-79 VALLEYS...59-69 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...25-35 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13
                         MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                         UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...45-53 VALLEYS...39-47 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MAX HUMIDITY...79-94 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                         EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                         TO 4 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 14
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...75-83 VALLEYS...65-75 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...19-27 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                         MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ276-201330-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
318 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...40-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-96 PERCENT VALLEYS...77 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 18 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...67-77.
* MIN HUMIDITY...26-36 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 16 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-50.
* MAX HUMIDITY...83-93 PERCENT VALLEYS...68 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 19 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...73-83.
* MIN HUMIDITY...23-31 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 14 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.


$$

CAZ283-201330-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
318 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...34-44.
* MAX HUMIDITY...85-95 PERCENT VALLEYS...72-84 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 15 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING
  SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...69-79.
* MIN HUMIDITY...18-26 PERCENT.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                         WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 13
                         MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 MPH IN THE
                         AFTERNOON.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...39-49.
* MAX HUMIDITY...82-92 PERCENT VALLEYS...67-77 PERCENT HIGHER
  TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
                         TO 14 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...76-86.
* MIN HUMIDITY...15-23 PERCENT.
* 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.


$$

CAZ277-201330-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
318 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TONIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...36-46.
* MAX HUMIDITY...85 PERCENT VALLEYS...71-84 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.

.THURSDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...78-86 VALLEYS...66-76 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...18 PERCENT VALLEYS...25 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                         NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGES...............NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
* LAL....1.
* CHC OF WETTING RAIN...0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* SKY/WEATHER...CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...42-52.
* MAX HUMIDITY...84 PERCENT VALLEYS...65-80 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST 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.

.FRIDAY...
* SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...85-93 VALLEYS...73-83 HIGHER TERRAIN.
* MIN HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT VALLEYS...21-26 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST 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.


$$


.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS 46 TO 54. HIGHS 60 TO
71. NORTH WINDS 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 47 TO 55. HIGHS
60 TO 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 49 TO 57. HIGHS 60 TO 69. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 MPH.

...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 80 TO 92 VALLEYS...
77 TO 90 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 48 TO 56. HIGHS
80 TO 92 VALLEYS...72 TO 85 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 MPH.
.MONDAY...NOT AS WARM. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS
51 TO 60. HIGHS 76 TO 82 VALLEYS...66 TO 79 HIGHER TERRAIN.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.

.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...TUESDAY JUNE 25 THROUGH SATURDAY JUNE 29, 2013...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

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