Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
200 FNUS56 KEKA 061118 FWFEKA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA 418 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...HOT TEMPERATURES AND EXTREMELY LOW RH WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER FOR ALL INTERIOR ZONES THROUGH THE WEEKEND... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ZONE 283... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ZONE 283... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ZONE 264... .DISCUSSION...The extreme and prolonged heat will continue as relative humidity values drop to the low teens and single digits. Recoveries also remain poor on the ridges and slightly better in the valleys. A weak surface low off the coast will enhance the pressure gradient and westerly winds through the weekend, especially in the afternoons. The driest areas of Lake and Trinity counties will see periods of critical fire in the afternoon and evenings. Recoveries will improve next week and temperatures are expected to slowly moderate, especially closer to the coast. CAZ201-070200- North Coast- 418 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...89-97 Ridges/upr slopes....87-95 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...44-52 percent Ridges/upr slopes....35-43 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........2000 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. Patchy dense fog after midnight. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...55-62 Ridges/upr slopes....57-65 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...67-82 percent Ridges/upr slopes....52-62 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the northeast 5 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. Patchy dense fog in the morning. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...82-90 Ridges/upr slopes....80-88 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...53-63 percent Ridges/upr slopes....40-48 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph. * Mixing Height..........1900 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ202-070200- Coastal Mendocino- 418 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...79-87 Ridges/upr slopes....88-96 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...51-61 percent Ridges/upr slopes....29-37 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 7 mph. * Mixing Height..........1200 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...51-59 Ridges/upr slopes....54-62 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...59-74 percent Ridges/upr slopes....48-58 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. * Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...74-82 Ridges/upr slopes....82-90 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...59-69 percent Ridges/upr slopes....37-47 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 9 mph. * Mixing Height..........1200 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ203-204-070200- Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath- 418 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...106-114 Ridges/upr slopes....91-99 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...13-18 percent Ridges/upr slopes....15-20 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming northwest 5 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........7900 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...64-69 Ridges/upr slopes....69-75 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...40-50 percent Ridges/upr slopes....30-38 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the northeast after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...103-111 Ridges/upr slopes....88-96 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...11-16 percent Ridges/upr slopes....14-19 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........7400 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ211-212-070200- Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River- 418 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...105-113 Ridges/upr slopes....96-104 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...12-20 percent Ridges/upr slopes....14-22 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........7400 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...60-67 Ridges/upr slopes....63-71 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...42-52 percent Ridges/upr slopes....30-38 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the northeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...100-108 Ridges/upr slopes....93-101 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...19-27 percent Ridges/upr slopes....15-23 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 5 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........5900 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ283-070200- Trinity- 418 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...109-116 Ridges/upr slopes....92-100 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...8-12 percent Ridges/upr slopes....12-17 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........11300 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...64-72 Ridges/upr slopes....67-75 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...33-43 percent Ridges/upr slopes....21-29 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...107-113 Ridges/upr slopes....91-99 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...7-10 percent Ridges/upr slopes....10-14 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 5 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........12200 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ276-070200- Interior Mendocino- 418 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...103-111 Ridges/upr slopes....97-105 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...18-26 percent Ridges/upr slopes....20-28 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........6500 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...61-69 Ridges/upr slopes....61-69 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...40-50 percent Ridges/upr slopes....38-48 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the north 5 to 6 mph after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...98-106 Ridges/upr slopes....91-99 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...24-32 percent Ridges/upr slopes....26-34 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........4400 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ277-070200- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit- 418 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...107-114 Ridges/upr slopes....95-103 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...11-16 percent Ridges/upr slopes....10-15 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 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........11300 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...63-71 Ridges/upr slopes....72-80 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...34-44 percent Ridges/upr slopes....25-33 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....West winds 5 to 10 mph...shifting to the north after midnight. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...103-111 Ridges/upr slopes....93-101 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...12-17 percent Ridges/upr slopes....11-15 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........11300 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ CAZ264-070200- Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- 418 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 108 Ridges/upr slopes....101-106 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...11 percent Ridges/upr slopes....13-18 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........11000 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather............Clear. * Min Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 69 Ridges/upr slopes....75-83 * Max Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...25 percent Ridges/upr slopes....19-27 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. * Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather............Sunny. * Max Temperature....... Valleys/lwr slopes...around 104 Ridges/upr slopes....97-102 * Min Humidity....... Valleys/lwr slopes...12 percent Ridges/upr slopes....12-20 percent * 20-Foot Winds... Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height..........7500 ft AGL. * LAL....................1. * Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent. $$ .EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... ...Northwest California Coast... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 59. Highs 68 to 80. Northwest winds 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows 53 to 58. Highs 67 to 77. Northwest winds 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Highs 65 to 78. Northwest winds 5 mph. ...Northwest California Interior... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 64 to 72. Highs 95 to 107. Northwest winds 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 61 to 69. Highs 91 to 104. West winds 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 61 to 69. Highs 92 to 105. Northwest winds 5 mph. .6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday July 11 THROUGH Monday July 15, 2024... FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ visit us at www.weather.gov/eureka