Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
887
FNUS56 KEKA 030710
FWFEKA
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA
1210 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025
...15% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NE ZONE 283 THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH THURSDAY AFTERNOON ZONES 264 and 283...
.DISCUSSION...Afternoon high temperatures will be 7-10 degrees
cooler today with an approaching upper trough. Minimum RH values
will remain low to the low 20s. Isolated thunderstorm and
lightning activity will be possible (15% chance) Thursday
afternoon and evening over northeast Trinity County. Otherwise,
cooler temperatures and breezy westerly and northwesterly winds
are expected for Thursday and to a lesser extent Friday.
Temperatures warm back up through the weekend and likely warm
further next week.
CAZ201-040115-
North Coast-
1210 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy
then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog
early in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...65-73
Ridges/upr slopes....60-68
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...71-86 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....71-86 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy
then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy
drizzle in the late evening and early
morning. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 50
Ridges/upr slopes....46-49
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...86-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....80-95 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.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...63-71
Ridges/upr slopes....56-64
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-83 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 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2700 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...46-50
Ridges/upr slopes....46-50
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...85-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....76-91 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ202-040115-
Coastal Mendocino-
1210 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy
then becoming mostly cloudy then becoming
partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...61-69
Ridges/upr slopes....66-74
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...72-87 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....60-70 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........1600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 50
Ridges/upr slopes....44-51
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...83-98 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....78-93 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...58-66
Ridges/upr slopes....62-70
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...71-86 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....60-70 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........1900 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...46-50
Ridges/upr slopes....44-51
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...83-98 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....77-92 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ203-204-040115-
Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-
1210 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny then
becoming mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...77-85
Ridges/upr slopes....63-71
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...45-55 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....48-58 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........4200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...49-52
Ridges/upr slopes....around 50
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...76-91 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....64-79 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 9 mph...shifting to the
northwest 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...69-77
Ridges/upr slopes....56-64
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-67 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....56-71 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Variable 2 to 5 mph...becoming west 5 to 8
mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........4000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...49-52
Ridges/upr slopes....49-52
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...72-87 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....61-76 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 9 mph in the
evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2
to 5 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
northeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ211-212-040115-
Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River-
1210 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...75-83
Ridges/upr slopes....67-75
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...40-50 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....48-58 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...46-49
Ridges/upr slopes....42-47
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...82-97 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....66-81 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...70-78
Ridges/upr slopes....62-70
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...41-51 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....54-64 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3700 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...46-50
Ridges/upr slopes....44-49
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...80-95 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....67-82 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to
the north 5 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ283-040115-
Trinity-
1210 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025
...15% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NE ZONE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0% increasing to 10% in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-90
Ridges/upr slopes....68-76
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...20-26 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....34-42 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........6800 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
until early morning.
* Chance Lightning.......10% decreasing to 0% after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...48-53
Ridges/upr slopes....45-51
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...62-72 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....54-69 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...79-84
Ridges/upr slopes....62-70
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...18-25 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....38-48 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........6600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...49-54
Ridges/upr slopes....45-52
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-70 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....53-68 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
north 5 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ276-040115-
Interior Mendocino-
1210 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...74-82
Ridges/upr slopes....70-78
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...46-56 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....48-58 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 7 to 14 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 7 to 14 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2900 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...44-52
Ridges/upr slopes....44-52
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...75-90 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....70-85 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 7 to 14 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 7 to 14 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...69-77
Ridges/upr slopes....65-73
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...48-58 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....51-61 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...45-53
Ridges/upr slopes....46-53
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...72-87 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....68-83 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ277-040115-
W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-
1210 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...80-88
Ridges/upr slopes....71-79
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...28-36 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....28-36 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........5400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming clear.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...44-51
Ridges/upr slopes....47-54
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-88 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....53-68 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.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...75-83
Ridges/upr slopes....65-73
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...30-40 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....32-42 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........5400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...46-54
Ridges/upr slopes....49-56
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...69-84 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....54-64 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...shifting to
the north 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 9 mph...shifting to the
north 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ264-040115-
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
1210 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 80
Ridges/upr slopes....75-80
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...31 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....33-41 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 7 to 14 mph.
* Mixing Height..........6500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming clear.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 47
Ridges/upr slopes....52-57
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...75 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....46-56 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 9 to 15 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 8 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 74
Ridges/upr slopes....68-72
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...34 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....35-45 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 11 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........5900 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 49
Ridges/upr slopes....55-58
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...70 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....46-56 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...Northwest California Coast...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows near 50. Highs 60 to 67.
Northwest winds 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs 62 to 71.
Northwest winds 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs
62 to 72. Northwest winds 5 mph.
...Northwest California Interior...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 52 to 60. Highs 77 to 88. Northwest winds
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 63. Highs 83 to 93. Northwest winds
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 63. Highs 84 to 95. South
winds 5 mph.
.6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday July 8 THROUGH Saturday July 12, 2025...
FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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