Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
585
FNUS56 KEKA 092111
FWFEKA
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA
211 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.DISCUSSION...Moist conditions with scattered light showers expected for
today and much of tonight. An offshore low pressure system will
bring greater amounts of rain and perhaps isolated thunderstorms
to the North Coast on Friday. Colder conditions and dwindling
shower chances expected Saturday and Sunday. A colder storm from
the Northwest will bring more rain and high mountain snow Monday
and Tuesday. Periods of gusty winds expected each day through next
week.
CAZ201-101315-
North Coast-
211 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Slight chance of showers in the evening.
Showers likely after midnight, then
showers late in the night.
* Chance Lightning.......0% increasing to 10% after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...45-50
Ridges/upr slopes....46-50
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...88-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....84-99 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 9 to 16 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms.
* Chance Lightning.......20%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...55-63
Ridges/upr slopes....52-59
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...75-90 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....74-89 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....100 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Slight chance of thunderstorms early in
the evening. Showers through the night.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...45-50
Ridges/upr slopes....45-51
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...87-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....80-95 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....50 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers through the day. Slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-65
Ridges/upr slopes....54-61
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...72-87 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....71-86 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3900 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ202-101315-
Coastal Mendocino-
211 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy
then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance
of showers after midnight. Chance of
showers late in the night.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...47-51
Ridges/upr slopes....42-50
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...87-98 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....84-99 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers likely early in the morning, then
showers in the late morning and afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-65
Ridges/upr slopes....58-62
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...80-94 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....73-87 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers likely through the
night.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 50
Ridges/upr slopes....43-51
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...86-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....82-97 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 7 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 4 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to
the southeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny. Slight
chance of showers through the day.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-66
Ridges/upr slopes....59-64
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...69-84 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....58-73 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the
northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ203-204-101315-
Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-
211 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...44-48
Ridges/upr slopes....39-45
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...85-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....85-100 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....South winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......20%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...55-63
Ridges/upr slopes....42-50
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...71-86 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....71-82 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....100 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Showers.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...43-46
Ridges/upr slopes....39-45
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....78-93 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....60 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-65
Ridges/upr slopes....44-52
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...66-81 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....63-75 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the west 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to
the southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........4000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....20 percent.
$$
CAZ211-212-101315-
Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River-
211 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers
early in the evening. Chance of showers in
the late evening and early morning, then
showers likely late in the night.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...45-48
Ridges/upr slopes....38-46
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...91-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....82-97 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 mph...shifting to the
southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...56-64
Ridges/upr slopes....44-52
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...67-82 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....75-90 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...43-46
Ridges/upr slopes....37-45
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...88-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....80-95 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....60 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers through the day. Slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...58-66
Ridges/upr slopes....47-55
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...55-65 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....59-74 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5
to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
the west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........4700 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ283-101315-
Trinity-
211 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Showers
late in the night.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...44-47
Ridges/upr slopes....35-43
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...91-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....85-100 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 1 to 3 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....40 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...53-59
Ridges/upr slopes....41-49
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...68-83 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....76-91 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers through the night.
Chance of snow showers after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...39-42
Ridges/upr slopes....31-39
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...92-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....80-95 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in
the morning. Chance of showers through the
day.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...56-61
Ridges/upr slopes....42-50
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...47-57 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....62-77 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........5500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ276-101315-
Interior Mendocino-
211 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy
then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance
of showers after midnight. Chance of
showers late in the night.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...41-48
Ridges/upr slopes....43-49
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...85-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....84-99 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
southeast after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the
southeast after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-65
Ridges/upr slopes....53-61
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...72-87 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....72-87 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....80 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers likely through the
night.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...41-49
Ridges/upr slopes....42-50
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....81-96 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny. Slight
chance of showers through the day.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-67
Ridges/upr slopes....55-63
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...55-65 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....58-68 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
northwest 6 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
the northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........5400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ277-101315-
W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-
211 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers in the evening.
Chance of showers after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...40-46
Ridges/upr slopes....37-44
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....82-97 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the southeast 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers early in the afternoon. Showers
likely late in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...54-62
Ridges/upr slopes....44-52
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...72-86 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....74-89 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....80 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers likely.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...38-45
Ridges/upr slopes....36-43
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...85-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....81-96 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy
then becoming sunny. Slight chance of
showers through the day.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-67
Ridges/upr slopes....47-55
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...48-58 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....61-71 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the west 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
west 6 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........6100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ264-101315-
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
211 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 42
Ridges/upr slopes....45-48
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...94 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....78-93 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.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers early in the
morning. Chance of showers in the late
morning and afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 59
Ridges/upr slopes....52-56
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...78 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....73-83 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........4300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers through the night.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 42
Ridges/upr slopes....44-48
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...95 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....73-83 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 11 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 61
Ridges/upr slopes....54-58
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...51 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....53-63 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........6600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...Northwest California Coast...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the mid
to upper 40s. Highs 57 to 62. North winds 5 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Highs
53 to 60. North winds 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 44 to 49.
Highs 57 to 62. Northeast winds 5 mph.
...Northwest California Interior...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy frost in the morning. Lows 37 to
45. Highs 61 to 70. Northwest winds 5 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the morning. Lows 39 to 47. Highs 53 to
63. West winds 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows 40 to 48. Highs
54 to 66. East winds 5 mph.
.6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Wednesday October 15 THROUGH Sunday October 19, 2025...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
$$
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