Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
514
FNUS56 KEKA 100720
FWFEKA
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA
1220 AM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.DISCUSSION...An offshore low pressure system will
bring greater amounts of rain and perhaps isolated thunderstorms
to the North Coast on Friday. Colder conditions and dwindling
shower chances expected Saturday and Sunday. A colder storm from
the Northwest will bring more rain and high mountain snow Monday
and Tuesday. Periods of gusty winds expected each day through next
week.
CAZ201-110115-
North Coast-
1220 AM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms.
* Chance Lightning.......20%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...55-63
Ridges/upr slopes....51-59
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...76-91 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....77-92 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 11 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening, then chance of showers in the
late evening and overnight.
* Chance Lightning.......20%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...44-48
Ridges/upr slopes....43-48
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...90-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....82-97 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers through the day.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-65
Ridges/upr slopes....53-61
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-88 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....73-88 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the southwest in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
the southwest in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...41-47
Ridges/upr slopes....42-50
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...85-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....77-92 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the north after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
north 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ202-110115-
Coastal Mendocino-
1220 AM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Chance of showers early in the morning.
Slight chance of thunderstorms through the
day. Showers in the late morning and
afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......20%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-64
Ridges/upr slopes....around 60
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...81-94 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....74-87 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 11 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Showers likely early in the evening, then
slight chance of showers late in the
evening. Chance of showers after midnight,
then slight chance of showers early in the
morning.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...46-50
Ridges/upr slopes....41-49
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...89-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....84-99 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 mph...shifting to the
northeast after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....40 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...60-66
Ridges/upr slopes....59-64
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...67-82 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....58-73 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5
to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...41-49
Ridges/upr slopes....38-46
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....80-95 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....North winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ203-204-110115-
Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-
1220 AM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms.
* Chance Lightning.......20%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...54-62
Ridges/upr slopes....42-50
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...72-87 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....74-84 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Showers early in the evening, then chance
of showers in the late evening and
overnight.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...42-45
Ridges/upr slopes....38-43
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...88-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....82-93 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...56-64
Ridges/upr slopes....43-51
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...71-86 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....66-77 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the
southwest 6 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers through the
night.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...40-43
Ridges/upr slopes....38-43
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....69-80 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 mph...shifting to the
northeast after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
north after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ211-212-110115-
Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River-
1220 AM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...54-62
Ridges/upr slopes....44-52
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...69-84 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....78-93 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 6 to 13 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2700 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers likely early in the
evening, then chance of showers in the
late evening and overnight.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...42-46
Ridges/upr slopes....36-43
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...91-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....83-98 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 4 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....50 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers through the day.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-65
Ridges/upr slopes....46-54
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...55-67 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....63-78 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....Southeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........4200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...39-43
Ridges/upr slopes....34-42
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...86-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....77-92 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.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ283-110115-
Trinity-
1220 AM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...53-58
Ridges/upr slopes....40-48
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...67-82 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....75-90 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
the southwest in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 7 to 14 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2900 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....90 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers likely early in the
evening, then slight chance of showers
late in the evening. Chance of snow
showers in the late evening and overnight.
Chance of showers after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 40
Ridges/upr slopes....30-38
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...94-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....83-98 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....50 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of snow showers in the morning.
Chance of showers through the day.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...56-61
Ridges/upr slopes....41-49
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...49-59 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....64-79 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........5000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...35-39
Ridges/upr slopes....30-38
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...86-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....73-88 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.
$$
CAZ276-110115-
Interior Mendocino-
1220 AM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Chance of showers early in the morning,
then showers likely late in the morning.
Slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
morning and afternoon. Showers in the
afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...56-64
Ridges/upr slopes....52-60
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-88 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....72-87 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 11 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2900 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....80 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers likely early in the
evening, then slight chance of showers in
the late evening and early morning. Chance
of showers early in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...40-48
Ridges/upr slopes....41-48
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...87-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....83-98 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
north 5 mph after midnight.
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....40 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-67
Ridges/upr slopes....55-63
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...57-67 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....55-70 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...North winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5
to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........5000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...37-45
Ridges/upr slopes....38-46
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...80-95 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....76-91 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.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ277-110115-
W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-
1220 AM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until
late afternoon, then showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...54-62
Ridges/upr slopes....44-52
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-85 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....76-91 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....70 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Showers likely early in the
evening, then slight chance of showers in
the late evening and overnight.
* Chance Lightning.......10% decreasing to 0% after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...38-43
Ridges/upr slopes....34-42
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...86-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....84-99 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph in the
evening...becoming light winds 2 to 4 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....50 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny. Slight
chance of showers and snow showers.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...58-66
Ridges/upr slopes....47-55
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...52-62 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....59-74 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....Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to
the west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........5600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...33-41
Ridges/upr slopes....35-43
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...80-95 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 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
CAZ264-110115-
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
1220 AM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers in the morning.
Chance of showers in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 58
Ridges/upr slopes....51-56
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...76 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....73-83 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........4400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers early in the evening,
then slight chance of showers late in the
evening.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 41
Ridges/upr slopes....43-46
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...95 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....76-89 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....20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 61
Ridges/upr slopes....54-58
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...51 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....54-64 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........6100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 39
Ridges/upr slopes....45-48
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...86 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....59-72 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........0 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...Northwest California Coast...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows 45 to 50. Highs
57 to 63. North winds 5 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Highs 55 to 61. Southeast
winds 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s to lower 50s. Highs 57 to 65. Northeast winds 5 mph.
...Northwest California Interior...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows 38 to 46.
Highs 61 to 71. Northwest winds 5 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 41 to 48. Highs 54 to 64. South winds 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 41 to 49.
Highs 54 to 67. Northeast winds 5 mph.
.6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Wednesday October 15 THROUGH Sunday October 19, 2025...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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