Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
428
FNUS56 KEKA 050703
FWFEKA
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA
1203 AM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ZONES 264 and 283...
.DISCUSSION...Breezy afternoon northwest winds area expected each
afternoon with low afternoon RHs into early next week. Temperatures
gradually trend upward into early next week. An upper low brings a
very slight chance (15% or less) for dry thunderstorms in the
interior Monday-Wednesday afternoons in the interior mountains. Much
warmer temperatures likely late next week.
CAZ201-060115-
North Coast-
1203 AM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy
then becoming sunny. Patchy dense fog
early in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...66-74
Ridges/upr slopes....61-69
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-83 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....66-81 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...48-52
Ridges/upr slopes....48-54
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...82-97 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....71-86 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...72-80
Ridges/upr slopes....69-77
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...67-77 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....61-71 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming
northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...52-58
Ridges/upr slopes....52-60
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...74-89 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....65-80 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 9 mph...shifting to
the northeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ202-060115-
Coastal Mendocino-
1203 AM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...60-68
Ridges/upr slopes....64-72
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-88 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....60-70 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........1600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 50
Ridges/upr slopes....46-52
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...83-98 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....78-93 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...65-73
Ridges/upr slopes....71-79
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...65-80 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....51-61 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
* Mixing Height..........1500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...49-52
Ridges/upr slopes....51-54
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...81-96 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....70-85 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 mph in the
evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 1
to 3 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 mph in the evening...becoming
downslope/downvalley 2 to 4 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ203-204-060115-
Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-
1203 AM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...78-86
Ridges/upr slopes....65-73
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...43-53 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....48-58 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 5 mph...becoming
southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5
to 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........5800 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...55-58
Ridges/upr slopes....55-58
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...61-76 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....52-62 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to
the northeast 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to
the northeast after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...88-96
Ridges/upr slopes....74-82
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...28-36 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....35-43 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
northwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to
the north 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........7900 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-63
Ridges/upr slopes....59-63
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...53-63 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....40-50 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
the northeast after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
northeast 6 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ211-212-060115-
Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River-
1203 AM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...77-85
Ridges/upr slopes....68-76
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...37-47 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....47-57 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........4100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...50-55
Ridges/upr slopes....48-56
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...74-89 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....59-74 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest 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.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...86-94
Ridges/upr slopes....78-86
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...29-37 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....35-43 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....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the northwest in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........6800 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-62
Ridges/upr slopes....55-63
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...61-76 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....51-61 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
the northeast 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
the east 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ283-060115-
Trinity-
1203 AM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-90
Ridges/upr slopes....68-76
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...15-20 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....29-37 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 1 to 3 mph...becoming
southeast 5 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
south in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........8100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...52-57
Ridges/upr slopes....50-57
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...53-63 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....47-57 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West 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 after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...92-97
Ridges/upr slopes....77-85
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...11-14 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....21-29 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 1 to 3 mph...becoming
east 5 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the east in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........10400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-62
Ridges/upr slopes....55-63
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...40-49 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....36-46 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 mph in the
evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2
to 4 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
the northeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ276-060115-
Interior Mendocino-
1203 AM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...74-82
Ridges/upr slopes....70-78
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...42-52 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....45-55 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...49-57
Ridges/upr slopes....49-57
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...69-84 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....66-81 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...83-91
Ridges/upr slopes....77-85
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...34-42 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....37-45 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming
southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........5500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...54-62
Ridges/upr slopes....54-62
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...60-75 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....58-73 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 7 mph in the
evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2
to 4 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
east 5 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ277-060115-
W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-
1203 AM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...79-87
Ridges/upr slopes....69-77
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...26-34 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....26-34 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....Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........6500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...50-58
Ridges/upr slopes....53-61
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...60-75 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....49-59 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 7 mph...shifting to
the northeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...87-95
Ridges/upr slopes....77-85
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...19-25 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....19-25 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 in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........8700 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...55-63
Ridges/upr slopes....58-64
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...52-62 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....40-50 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....West winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the
northeast 5 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ264-060115-
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
1203 AM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 80
Ridges/upr slopes....74-77
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...25 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....28-36 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........6400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 52
Ridges/upr slopes....60-63
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...60 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....39-49 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to
the north 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 88
Ridges/upr slopes....80-85
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...17 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....19-27 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........6200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 57
Ridges/upr slopes....63-67
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...50 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....36-46 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 8 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 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...Northwest California Coast...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs 62 to 71.
Southwest winds 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs 61 to 67.
West winds 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs
62 to 70. Northwest winds 5 mph.
...Northwest California Interior...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 60. Highs 82 to 94. South
winds 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 60. Highs 77 to 89. Southwest
winds 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 67. Highs 83 to 93.
Northwest winds 5 mph.
.6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday July 10 THROUGH Monday July 14, 2025...
FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
$$
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