Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
231 FNUS56 KEKA 241019 FWFEKA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA 319 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER RISK DUE TO POOR RH RECOVERIES FOR INTERIOR MENDOCINO, TRINITY, AND LAKE COUNTIES... ...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY FOR INTERIOR AREAS DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS... .DISCUSSION...Hot and dry weather will continue today. Interior valleys will most likely see highs up to 105F with minimum RH in the teens. While valleys will maintain good RH recovery from 50 to 60 percent, enhanced thermal belts will continue to have poor RH recovery in the early morning along mid and high slopes. High elevation areas have experienced enhanced, southeast to east diurnal flow overnight a few gusts up to 25 mph. Cooler conditions with slightly higher RH`s will return around mid week, followed by a warming and drying trend Thursday and Friday. CAZ201-250145- North Coast- 319 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. Patchy dense fog early in the morning. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...81-89 Ridges/upr slopes....80-88 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...52-62 percent Ridges/upr slopes....36-44 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........3400 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. Patchy dense fog. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...49-56 Ridges/upr slopes....50-58 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...76-91 percent Ridges/upr slopes....66-81 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 1 to 3 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Variable 1 to 3 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...69-77 Ridges/upr slopes....65-73 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...73-88 percent Ridges/upr slopes....66-81 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........2300 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ202-250145- Coastal Mendocino- 319 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...77-85 Ridges/upr slopes....83-91 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...52-62 percent Ridges/upr slopes....35-43 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 1 to 3 mph...becoming west 5 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Variable 1 to 3 mph. * Mixing Height..........1400 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...49-53 Ridges/upr slopes....47-55 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...82-97 percent Ridges/upr slopes....74-89 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Downslope/downvalley 1 to 3 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Variable 1 to 3 mph. * Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...65-73 Ridges/upr slopes....68-76 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...75-90 percent Ridges/upr slopes....63-73 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 1 to 3 mph...becoming west 5 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Variable 1 to 3 mph...becoming west 5 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........1400 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ203-204-250145- Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath- 319 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...91-99 Ridges/upr slopes....78-86 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...20-28 percent Ridges/upr slopes....21-27 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........7100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...55-59 Ridges/upr slopes....56-59 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...57-72 percent Ridges/upr slopes....47-57 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...75-83 Ridges/upr slopes....61-69 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...54-64 percent Ridges/upr slopes....48-58 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........3200 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ211-212-250145- Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River- 319 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...92-100 Ridges/upr slopes....81-89 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...14-20 percent Ridges/upr slopes....15-23 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........8600 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...55-61 Ridges/upr slopes....53-61 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...54-69 percent Ridges/upr slopes....44-54 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the northeast 5 mph after midnight. Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 7 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...77-85 Ridges/upr slopes....68-76 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...36-46 percent Ridges/upr slopes....40-50 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........3900 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ283-250145- Trinity- 319 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...91-98 Ridges/upr slopes....77-85 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...13-16 percent Ridges/upr slopes....15-21 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 1 to 3 mph...becoming south 5 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the south in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........10100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...56-61 Ridges/upr slopes....54-62 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...45-55 percent Ridges/upr slopes....31-41 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...83-89 Ridges/upr slopes....68-76 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...21-26 percent Ridges/upr slopes....25-33 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 9 mph. * Mixing Height..........7400 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ276-250145- Interior Mendocino- 319 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...92-100 Ridges/upr slopes....87-95 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...15-23 percent Ridges/upr slopes....17-25 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........7700 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...51-59 Ridges/upr slopes....52-60 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...59-74 percent Ridges/upr slopes....54-69 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 7 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...78-86 Ridges/upr slopes....73-81 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...38-48 percent Ridges/upr slopes....41-51 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Variable 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........3600 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ277-250145- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit- 319 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...92-100 Ridges/upr slopes....81-89 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...13-16 percent Ridges/upr slopes....13-18 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........10500 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...53-61 Ridges/upr slopes....58-64 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...48-58 percent Ridges/upr slopes....30-40 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the southeast 5 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...82-90 Ridges/upr slopes....72-80 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...22-30 percent Ridges/upr slopes....21-29 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........6300 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ264-250145- Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- 319 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 94 Ridges/upr slopes....86-91 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...11 percent Ridges/upr slopes....14-17 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........10200 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 56 Ridges/upr slopes....62-67 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...54 percent Ridges/upr slopes....35-45 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 83 Ridges/upr slopes....76-81 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...25 percent Ridges/upr slopes....30-38 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........5600 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ .EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... ...Northwest California Coast... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs 62 to 69. North winds 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 55. Highs 65 to 75. North winds 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 56. Highs 64 to 72. North winds 5 mph. ...Northwest California Interior... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 59. Highs 80 to 91. Northwest winds 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 62. Highs 86 to 96. North winds 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 63. Highs 86 to 96. Northwest winds 5 mph. .6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday September 29 THROUGH Thursday October 3, 2024... FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ visit us at www.weather.gov/eureka