000 FNUS56 KEKA 252134 FWFEKA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009 .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE IN THE DAY ON THURSDAY...EVENTUALLY BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL TO MUCH OF THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...BRINGING BRISK NORTH WINDS AND DRYING CONDITIONS WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CAZ201-261445- 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.- 134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-48. MAX HUMIDITY........81-96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. .THANKSGIVING DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-65. MIN HUMIDITY........47-57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-49. MAX HUMIDITY........77-89 PERCENT AT THE COAST...86-96 PERCENT INLAND. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-57. MIN HUMIDITY........69-79 PERCENT AT THE COAST...61-71 PERCENT INLAND. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 11 TO 19 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH. $$ CAZ202-261445- COASTAL MENDOCINO...FROM ROCKPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.- 134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-46. MAX HUMIDITY........80-95 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH. .THANKSGIVING DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-63 AT THE COAST...60-68 INLAND. MIN HUMIDITY........62-72 PERCENT AT THE COAST...51 PERCENT INLAND. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-49. MAX HUMIDITY........77-92 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-60. MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH. $$ CAZ203-204-211-212-261445- 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.- 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.- 134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-46. MAX HUMIDITY........84-99 PERCENT VALLEYS...75-90 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THANKSGIVING DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-65 VALLEYS...51-61 HIGHER TERRAIN. MIN HUMIDITY........51-61 PERCENT VALLEYS...45-55 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-47 VALLEYS...30-40 HIGHER TERRAIN. MAX HUMIDITY........81-96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-56 VALLEYS...34-44 HIGHER TERRAIN. MIN HUMIDITY........57-72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH. $$ CAZ276-277-261445- INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- 134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-40 VALLEYS...36-44 HIGHER TERRAIN. MAX HUMIDITY........86-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...64-79 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH. .THANKSGIVING DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-70 VALLEYS...52-60 HIGHER TERRAIN. MIN HUMIDITY........41-48 PERCENT VALLEYS...28-38 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45. MAX HUMIDITY........79-94 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-57 VALLEYS...40-48 HIGHER TERRAIN. MIN HUMIDITY........46-56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH. $$ CAZ283-261445- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 134 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-41. MAX HUMIDITY........87-100 PERCENT VALLEYS...58-73 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH. .THANKSGIVING DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-66. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT VALLEYS...34-44 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-44. MAX HUMIDITY........78-93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-52 VALLEYS...38-46 HIGHER TERRAIN. MIN HUMIDITY........59-69 PERCENT VALLEYS...64-74 PERCENT HIGHER TERRAIN. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH. $$ .EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... ...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 33 TO 41. HIGHS 53 TO 61. NORTH WINDS 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 34 TO 42. HIGHS 56 TO 64. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 39 TO 47. HIGHS 54 TO 63. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. ...NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 25 TO 34. HIGHS 51 TO 60 VALLEYS...45 TO 57 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTH WINDS 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 28 TO 36. HIGHS 55 TO 64 VALLEYS...49 TO 61 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 33 TO 41. HIGHS 54 TO 62 VALLEYS...49 TO 58 HIGHER TERRAIN. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. .6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 THROUGH SATURDAY DECEMBER 5, 2009... 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