Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
139
FNUS56 KEKA 120714
FWFEKA
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA
1214 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025
.DISCUSSION...Relatively drier weather is expected through Sunday.
A colder, wet system will bring more widespread rain and mountain
snow late Sunday night through Tuesday. Snow level lowering to
about 4500-5000 feet on Monday. There is a potential for isolated
thunderstorms on Monday, especially for Mendocino County. Periods
of gusty winds expected each day through next week. Drier and warm
weather return by mid next week.
CAZ201-130115-
North Coast-
1214 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain late in the
afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...55-63
Ridges/upr slopes....51-59
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...66-81 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....67-82 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2900 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain until early
morning. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the morning. Patchy
fog early in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...43-48
Ridges/upr slopes....42-48
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...91-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....84-99 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph...shifting to
the south 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....60 percent.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the morning, then rain in the
late morning and afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...51-59
Ridges/upr slopes....48-56
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...67-82 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....67-82 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming
northwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...39-45
Ridges/upr slopes....41-47
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....75-90 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...North winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
east 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 mph...shifting to the east 5
to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
$$
CAZ202-130115-
Coastal Mendocino-
1214 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy then
becoming mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-66
Ridges/upr slopes....58-65
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...63-78 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....58-68 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 8 to 15 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 8 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain after
midnight. Patchy fog early in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0% increasing to 10% after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 50
Ridges/upr slopes....40-48
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...92-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....88-100 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph...shifting to
the northeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Patchy fog early in the morning. Showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms until
late afternoon. Rain likely late in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...56-59
Ridges/upr slopes....54-57
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...69-83 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....64-79 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming
northwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Variable 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5 to 6
mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Rain likely through the
night. Patchy fog early in the morning.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...42-46
Ridges/upr slopes....37-45
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....81-96 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 4 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 4 mph.
* Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....30 percent.
$$
CAZ203-204-130115-
Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-
1214 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of rain early in the
afternoon. Chance of rain late in the
afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-65
Ridges/upr slopes....45-53
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...63-73 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....62-74 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5
to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3800 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...40-44
Ridges/upr slopes....34-40
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...88-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....82-94 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 4 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....70 percent.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Rain through the day. Snow in the late
morning and early afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...51-59
Ridges/upr slopes....39-47
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-74 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....67-77 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 mph...shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 7 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....80 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...39-42
Ridges/upr slopes....37-42
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...85-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....68-82 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....20 percent.
$$
CAZ211-212-130115-
Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River-
1214 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of rain late in the
afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-67
Ridges/upr slopes....49-57
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...53-63 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....65-75 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 8 to 15 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 8 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain early
in the evening. Chance of rain in the late
evening and early morning, then rain early
in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0% increasing to 10% after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...41-44
Ridges/upr slopes....34-41
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...94-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....85-100 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph...shifting to
the southeast 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...shifting to
the southwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....40 percent.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Rain.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...50-58
Ridges/upr slopes....40-48
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...67-82 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....73-88 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5
to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Rain likely.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...39-42
Ridges/upr slopes....34-42
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...87-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....79-94 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...North winds 5 mph...shifting to the east 5
to 6 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 mph...shifting to the east 5
to 7 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....50 percent.
$$
CAZ283-130115-
Trinity-
1214 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-64
Ridges/upr slopes....46-54
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...40-47 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....51-61 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 6 to 13 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph increasing to 5
to 11 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in
the evening. Chance of rain after
midnight. Chance of snow early in the
morning.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 40
Ridges/upr slopes....30-38
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...94-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....89-100 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Rain and snow.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...45-51
Ridges/upr slopes....34-42
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-88 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....80-95 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming
southeast 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 7 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Cloudy. Rain and snow likely.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 40
Ridges/upr slopes....30-38
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...94-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....84-99 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....70 percent.
$$
CAZ276-130115-
Interior Mendocino-
1214 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy then
becoming mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...63-71
Ridges/upr slopes....57-65
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...49-59 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....51-61 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 9 to 16 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 9 to 16 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain after
midnight. Rain early in the morning.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0% increasing to 10% after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...39-47
Ridges/upr slopes....40-47
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...91-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....90-100 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 9 to 16 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 9 to 16 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Patchy fog early in the morning. Rain
early in the morning, then showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
morning and early afternoon. Rain likely
late in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...51-59
Ridges/upr slopes....47-55
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...71-86 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....67-82 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5
to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Rain likely.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...37-45
Ridges/upr slopes....37-45
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....79-94 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 6 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 4 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the east 5 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....60 percent.
$$
CAZ277-130115-
W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-
1214 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy then
becoming mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...63-71
Ridges/upr slopes....54-62
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...37-47 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....38-48 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........4000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain after
midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...37-43
Ridges/upr slopes....34-42
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...89-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....85-100 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Rain.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...48-56
Ridges/upr slopes....39-47
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-84 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....78-93 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming
southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2800 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Rain and snow likely.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...34-41
Ridges/upr slopes....33-40
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...86-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....85-100 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 mph...shifting to the east
after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the east after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....70 percent.
$$
CAZ264-130115-
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
1214 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 66
Ridges/upr slopes....60-63
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...38 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....39-49 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........4800 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain early in the
morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 40
Ridges/upr slopes....42-47
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...95 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....83-98 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the
morning, then showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 51
Ridges/upr slopes....46-49
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...75 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....68-78 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Rain likely.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 37
Ridges/upr slopes....38-45
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...95 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....79-94 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
east after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
southeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....70 percent.
$$
.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...Northwest California Coast...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain. Patchy dense fog in the
evening. Lows in the 40s. Highs 56 to 61. Southeast winds 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 57 to 62. North
winds 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Highs
58 to 64. North winds 5 mph.
...Northwest California Interior...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows 37 to 45. Highs 51 to 62. Southeast winds 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog in the morning. Lows 38 to
46. Highs 58 to 67. Winds generally less than 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 50. Highs 64 to 73. North
winds 5 mph.
.6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday October 17 THROUGH Tuesday October 21, 2025...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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