Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
294 FNUS56 KEKA 192133 FWFEKA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA 233 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .DISCUSSION...Dry and climatologically normal conditions prevail today. Recoveries are expected to be poor for some ridges again tonight, then improve slightly over the weekend as mid-level moisture moves in. There is a slight chance for thunderstorms this weekend, mainly in NE Trinity county late Saturday. Confidence is low on the timing and location, and chances looks better toward Siskiyou county. Above normal temperatures are expected again Saturday into early next week, with highs over 100 in the warmer valleys. CAZ201-201315- North Coast- 233 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...51-57 Ridges/upr slopes....52-60 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...83-98 percent Ridges/upr slopes....72-87 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of drizzle late in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...68-76 Ridges/upr slopes....65-73 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...81-96 percent Ridges/upr slopes....69-84 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph. * Mixing Height..........1900 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle through the night. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...50-55 Ridges/upr slopes....51-57 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent Ridges/upr slopes....77-92 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 7 to 14 mph. * Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...67-75 Ridges/upr slopes....63-71 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...81-96 percent Ridges/upr slopes....70-85 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 8 to 15 mph. * Mixing Height..........2200 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ202-201315- Coastal Mendocino- 233 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. Patchy fog late in the night. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...51-58 Ridges/upr slopes....52-60 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...81-96 percent Ridges/upr slopes....76-91 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. * Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...64-72 Ridges/upr slopes....70-78 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...75-90 percent Ridges/upr slopes....60-70 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * Mixing Height..........1600 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle in the late evening and overnight. Patchy fog after midnight. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...51-56 Ridges/upr slopes....49-57 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...83-98 percent Ridges/upr slopes....79-94 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph. * Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy then becoming sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...64-72 Ridges/upr slopes....71-79 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...77-92 percent Ridges/upr slopes....59-69 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * Mixing Height..........1800 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ203-204-201315- Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath- 233 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...57-62 Ridges/upr slopes....61-64 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...68-83 percent Ridges/upr slopes....50-60 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 8 mph...shifting to the northeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...87-95 Ridges/upr slopes....75-83 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...36-46 percent Ridges/upr slopes....34-44 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........3100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1, then 2 in the late morning and afternoon. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...54-58 Ridges/upr slopes....57-61 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...81-96 percent Ridges/upr slopes....60-75 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 5 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................2. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...83-91 Ridges/upr slopes....70-78 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...45-55 percent Ridges/upr slopes....48-58 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........3600 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ211-212-201315- Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River- 233 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. Haze in the late evening and early morning. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...54-60 Ridges/upr slopes....54-62 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...73-88 percent Ridges/upr slopes....54-69 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...83-91 Ridges/upr slopes....79-87 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...37-47 percent Ridges/upr slopes....39-47 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........2700 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...52-56 Ridges/upr slopes....51-59 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...81-96 percent Ridges/upr slopes....69-84 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...80-88 Ridges/upr slopes....75-83 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...46-56 percent Ridges/upr slopes....49-59 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........3300 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ283-201315- Trinity- 233 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. Haze in the evening. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...57-65 Ridges/upr slopes....59-67 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...52-62 percent Ridges/upr slopes....36-46 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph...shifting to the north 5 to 8 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Haze late in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...100-107 Ridges/upr slopes....84-92 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...13-17 percent Ridges/upr slopes....20-28 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 5 mph...becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........10500 ft AGL. * LAL....................1, then 2 in the late morning and afternoon. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Haze until early morning. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...58-65 Ridges/upr slopes....58-66 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...64-79 percent Ridges/upr slopes....47-57 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West 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....................2, then 1 after midnight. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...96-102 Ridges/upr slopes....80-88 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...16-24 percent Ridges/upr slopes....33-41 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming south 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........8300 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ276-201315- Interior Mendocino- 233 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...55-63 Ridges/upr slopes....56-64 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...66-81 percent Ridges/upr slopes....59-74 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...81-89 Ridges/upr slopes....77-85 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...43-53 percent Ridges/upr slopes....44-54 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * Mixing Height..........2100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. Slight chance of drizzle after midnight. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...51-59 Ridges/upr slopes....52-60 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...77-92 percent Ridges/upr slopes....69-84 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...83-91 Ridges/upr slopes....76-84 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...46-56 percent Ridges/upr slopes....48-58 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........2800 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ277-201315- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit- 233 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. Haze in the late evening and overnight. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...58-66 Ridges/upr slopes....64-72 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...57-72 percent Ridges/upr slopes....36-46 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 5 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the northeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...92-100 Ridges/upr slopes....84-92 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...23-31 percent Ridges/upr slopes....20-28 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........5800 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...54-62 Ridges/upr slopes....61-69 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...68-83 percent Ridges/upr slopes....50-60 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. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...93-101 Ridges/upr slopes....81-89 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...29-37 percent Ridges/upr slopes....29-37 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........6200 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ264-201315- Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- 233 PM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 62 Ridges/upr slopes....69-77 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...50 percent Ridges/upr slopes....31-39 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 90 Ridges/upr slopes....85-92 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...27 percent Ridges/upr slopes....26-34 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph. * Mixing Height..........6800 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 56 Ridges/upr slopes....64-72 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...72 percent Ridges/upr slopes....43-53 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 93 Ridges/upr slopes....83-88 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...31 percent Ridges/upr slopes....34-42 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 6 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 9 mph. * Mixing Height..........5600 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ .EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... ...Northwest California Coast... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 62 to 73. Northwest winds 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 50 to 57. Highs 65 to 77. North winds 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 50 to 57. Highs 65 to 74. Northwest winds 5 mph. ...Northwest California Interior... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 67. Highs 91 to 104. Northwest winds 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 71. Highs 94 to 105. Northwest winds 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 72. Highs 92 to 104. Southwest winds 5 mph. .6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday July 25 THROUGH Monday July 29, 2024... FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ visit us at www.weather.gov/eureka