Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
910 FNUS56 KEKA 031111 FWFEKA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA 411 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ZONE 264... ...HOT TEMPERATURES AND EXTREMELY LOW RH WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER FOR ALL INTERIOR ZONES THROUGH THE WEEK... .DISCUSSION...The ongoing heat wave will begin to peak today for the southern half of the area with highs well above 110 and extremely dry RH below 10 percent. Strong northeast winds gusting up to 25 mph along the rim of the Sacramento Valley will continue to bring critical fire weather conditions to southeast Lake County through the evening today before calming. Similar though more isolated northeast winds can be expected each night over high terrain through Thursday, especially in the the Klamath Mountains. With such dry conditions, even gentle terrain winds will promote periods of critical fire weather each afternoon, especially within wind channeled valleys. CAZ201-040215- North Coast- 411 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...83-91 Ridges/upr slopes....81-89 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...46-56 percent Ridges/upr slopes....41-49 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...North winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 11 mph. * Mixing Height..........2100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...58-66 Ridges/upr slopes....62-70 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...54-69 percent Ridges/upr slopes....47-57 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...North winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 11 mph...shifting to the northeast after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...85-93 Ridges/upr slopes....83-91 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...46-54 percent Ridges/upr slopes....36-44 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the west in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 10 mph...shifting to the west in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........2500 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ202-040215- Coastal Mendocino- 411 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...83-91 Ridges/upr slopes....91-99 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...38-46 percent Ridges/upr slopes....20-28 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........1400 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...56-64 Ridges/upr slopes....62-70 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...54-69 percent Ridges/upr slopes....45-55 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Downslope/downvalley 1 to 3 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Variable 1 to 3 mph. * Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...79-87 Ridges/upr slopes....85-93 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...45-55 percent Ridges/upr slopes....27-35 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Variable 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........1300 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ203-204-040215- Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath- 411 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...94-102 Ridges/upr slopes....81-89 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...14-19 percent Ridges/upr slopes....12-20 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 11 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 7 to 14 mph. * Mixing Height..........5600 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...62-66 Ridges/upr slopes....63-70 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...34-44 percent Ridges/upr slopes....25-33 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 11 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 10 to 17 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...100-108 Ridges/upr slopes....86-94 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...14-19 percent Ridges/upr slopes....15-22 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph...shifting to the north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 10 to 17 mph...shifting to the northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........6800 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ211-212-040215- Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River- 411 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...98-106 Ridges/upr slopes....90-98 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...17-22 percent Ridges/upr slopes....15-20 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...North winds 5 to 7 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........6400 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...63-69 Ridges/upr slopes....63-71 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...41-51 percent Ridges/upr slopes....30-38 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the east after midnight. Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the east 5 to 11 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...100-108 Ridges/upr slopes....91-99 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...14-19 percent Ridges/upr slopes....16-21 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 11 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........7100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ283-040215- Trinity- 411 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...100-108 Ridges/upr slopes....84-92 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...6-9 percent Ridges/upr slopes....7-12 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. * Mixing Height..........7900 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...62-68 Ridges/upr slopes....62-70 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...24-30 percent Ridges/upr slopes....20-28 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 7 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...103-110 Ridges/upr slopes....87-95 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...7-10 percent Ridges/upr slopes....9-14 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph...shifting to the south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........9700 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ276-040215- Interior Mendocino- 411 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...102-110 Ridges/upr slopes....95-103 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...12-17 percent Ridges/upr slopes....14-19 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 11 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........6500 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...66-74 Ridges/upr slopes....66-74 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...30-38 percent Ridges/upr slopes....32-42 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 7 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the east after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...98-106 Ridges/upr slopes....92-100 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...14-22 percent Ridges/upr slopes....16-24 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........6100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ277-040215- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit- 411 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...102-110 Ridges/upr slopes....89-97 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...8-11 percent Ridges/upr slopes....8-11 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the west in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 11 mph...shifting to the northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........8900 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...64-72 Ridges/upr slopes....68-76 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...30-40 percent Ridges/upr slopes....18-26 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the northeast 5 mph after midnight. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the northeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...100-108 Ridges/upr slopes....89-97 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...11-14 percent Ridges/upr slopes....11-14 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........8800 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ264-040215- Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- 411 AM PDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 102 Ridges/upr slopes....96-100 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...6 percent Ridges/upr slopes....8-12 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 6 to 13 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 11 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........8600 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 72 Ridges/upr slopes....75-80 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...18 percent Ridges/upr slopes....15-22 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the north 5 to 7 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 101 Ridges/upr slopes....94-99 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...8 percent Ridges/upr slopes....11-15 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........8100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ .EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... ...Northwest California Coast... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 63. Highs 72 to 84. Winds generally less than 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62. Highs 72 to 84. Winds generally less than 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 60. Highs 68 to 78. Northwest winds 5 mph. ...Northwest California Interior... .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 66 to 74. Highs 99 to 110. Northwest winds 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 67 to 75. Highs 99 to 112. Northwest winds 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 65 to 73. Highs 95 to 108. Northwest winds 5 mph. .6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Monday July 8 THROUGH Friday July 12, 2024... FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ visit us at www.weather.gov/eureka