Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northwest California
National Weather Service Eureka CA
356 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.DISCUSSION...Winds will gust up again by the afternoon for coastal areas.
Minimum RH values in the 20`s for Trinity county and eastern Mendocino today,
will increase as the week progresses and troughing patterns bring in moisture.
There is a chance for interior thunderstorms on Thursday, currently with best chances
are over the mountains of Trinity County. Rain chances increase
Friday and Saturday as troughing patterns pass through the area.



CAZ201-230115-
North Coast-
356 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature...57-67.
* Min Humidity...41-51 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3300 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 4300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature...39-47.
* Max Humidity...73-88 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 4300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......North winds 6 to 11 mph.
    RIDGES...............North winds 6 to 11 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...58-68.
* Min Humidity...45-55 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...5300 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 4300 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......North winds 5 to 9 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.


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CAZ202-230115-
Coastal Mendocino-
356 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy then
                becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature...58-68.
* Min Humidity...45-55 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...2100 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature...40-48.
* Max Humidity...85-100 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature...56-65.
* Min Humidity...55-70 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...2900 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 2200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.


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CAZ203-204-230115-
Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-
356 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...59-69.
* Min Humidity...31-41 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...7200 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...5100 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......North winds 6 to 11 mph.
    RIDGES...............North winds 7 to 12 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature...36-44.
* Max Humidity...55-70 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...5200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northeast winds 6 to 11 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northeast winds 6 to 11 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...61-71.
* Min Humidity...30-40 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...9000 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...5500 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
                         north 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
    RIDGES...............Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph.


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CAZ211-212-230115-
Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River-
356 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...59-69.
* Min Humidity...27-37 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4800 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...5500 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature...37-45.
* Max Humidity...70-85 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 5800 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the
                         evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2
                         to 5 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph...shifting to
                         the north after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...60-70.
* Min Humidity...32-42 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...8000 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 5800 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming
                         northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
    RIDGES...............Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
                         northwest in the afternoon.


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CAZ283-230115-
Trinity-
356 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...60-70.
* Min Humidity...20-28 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...8100 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...5800 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Upslope/upvalley 2 to 5 mph...becoming
                         west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers after
                midnight.
* Min Temperature...35-43.
* Max Humidity...60-75 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...6500 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
    RIDGES...............North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...59-69.
* Min Humidity...27-37 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...8800 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...6500 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming
                         east 5 mph in the afternoon.
    RIDGES...............Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph.


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CAZ276-230115-
Interior Mendocino-
356 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...66-76.
* Min Humidity...33-43 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4300 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 4000 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature...39-47.
* Max Humidity...79-94 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 4000 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...62-72.
* Min Humidity...44-54 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...6800 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 4000 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming
                         west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
    RIDGES...............North winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5
                         to 9 mph in the afternoon.


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CAZ277-230115-
W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-
356 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...64-74.
* Min Humidity...24-32 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...6800 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...6200 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
    RIDGES...............West winds 6 to 11 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature...41-49.
* Max Humidity...65-80 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...6100 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the
                         evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2
                         to 5 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph...shifting to
                         the north 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...61-71.
* Min Humidity...38-48 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...8600 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...6500 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Upslope/upvalley 2 to 4 mph...becoming
                         west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
    RIDGES...............Northeast winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
                         the southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.


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CAZ264-230115-
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
356 AM PDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...70-80.
* Min Humidity...25-33 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...7100 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 4700 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
    RIDGES...............West winds 7 to 12 mph.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature...43-51.
* Max Humidity...67-82 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 4700 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
    RIDGES...............Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...Sunny.
* Max Temperature...66-75.
* Min Humidity...36-46 percent.
* MIXING HEIGHT...7300 ft AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...Above 4700 feet.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
    VALLEYS/SLOPES.......North winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
                         southwest 6 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
    RIDGES...............North winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
                         southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.


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.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

...Northwest California Coast...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Patchy fog in
the morning. Lows 42 to 50. Highs 51 to 59. Northwest winds
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 41 to 49. Highs
50 to 58. West winds 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 39 to 47.
Highs 51 to 59. Northwest winds 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Lows 40 to
48. Highs 53 to 61.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40 to 48. Highs 56 to 64.

...Northwest California Interior...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 41 to 49. Highs 57 to
68. West winds 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 39 to 47. Highs
51 to 61. West winds 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 35 to 43.
Highs 52 to 62. Northwest winds 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Lows 36 to
44. Highs 58 to 68.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 45. Highs 65 to 75.

.6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday April 27 THROUGH Thursday May 1, 2025...
FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

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