Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
027
FNUS56 KEKA 080719
FWFEKA
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Eureka CA
1219 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.DISCUSSION...Onshore flow will begin to return today, generally
cooling conditions back into the upper 70s or low 80s and raising
daytime RH to near 30 percent. Southwest winds will be slightly
enhanced Wednesday afternoon with some gusts near 20 mph in exposed
areas. Marine influence will continue to increase through the week
with building clouds by Thursday night. Light to moderate rain will
move across the area Friday, but will be mostly focused on the North
Coast. A few thunderstorms are possible near the coast. Scattered
rain showers will persist into the weekend.
CAZ201-090115-
North Coast-
1219 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy
dense fog early in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...65-73
Ridges/upr slopes....61-69
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...67-82 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....64-74 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Patchy dense fog.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...42-47
Ridges/upr slopes....43-48
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....77-92 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph...shifting to
the northeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...shifting to
the northeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...58-66
Ridges/upr slopes....54-61
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...62-77 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....59-74 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...East winds 5 mph...shifting to the
southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...45-50
Ridges/upr slopes....45-52
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...84-99 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....78-93 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 11 mph.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....30 percent.
$$
CAZ202-090115-
Coastal Mendocino-
1219 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...64-72
Ridges/upr slopes....65-73
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...71-86 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....63-73 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
* Mixing Height..........1600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...49-53
Ridges/upr slopes....43-51
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...88-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....83-98 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 mph in the evening...becoming
light winds 2 to 4 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 mph in the
evening...becoming downslope/downvalley 2
to 4 mph.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the morning.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...59-66
Ridges/upr slopes....59-64
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...69-84 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....Variable 2 to 4 mph...becoming west 5 to 6
mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of rain in the late evening and
overnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 50
Ridges/upr slopes....42-50
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...83-98 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....80-95 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming
southeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 mph...shifting to the
southeast 5 to 6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
$$
CAZ203-204-090115-
Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-
1219 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...70-78
Ridges/upr slopes....57-65
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...47-57 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....40-50 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 7 mph...shifting to the
southwest 6 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3500 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...41-45
Ridges/upr slopes....39-44
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...83-98 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....69-79 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
south 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers
through the day.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...60-68
Ridges/upr slopes....48-56
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...54-64 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....54-64 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 5 mph...becoming
southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3100 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...44-47
Ridges/upr slopes....41-46
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...86-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....70-85 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...South winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....30 percent.
$$
CAZ211-212-090115-
Hoopa-Van Duzen/Mad River-
1219 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...74-82
Ridges/upr slopes....63-71
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...35-45 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....35-45 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 5 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 8 mph...shifting to the
southwest 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...42-46
Ridges/upr slopes....40-46
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...87-100 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.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the
morning. Slight chance of showers through
the day.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...62-70
Ridges/upr slopes....51-59
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...56-66 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....61-71 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming
southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the southwest 6 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...43-47
Ridges/upr slopes....39-47
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...87-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....78-93 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....20 percent.
$$
CAZ283-090115-
Trinity-
1219 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...75-80
Ridges/upr slopes....60-68
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...26-31 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....33-41 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 6 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........8400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......10%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...43-47
Ridges/upr slopes....39-46
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...91-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....78-93 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...58-64
Ridges/upr slopes....46-54
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...58-73 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....70-85 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Light winds 2 to 4 mph...becoming
southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3400 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...42-45
Ridges/upr slopes....35-43
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...93-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....81-96 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 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....20 percent.
$$
CAZ276-090115-
Interior Mendocino-
1219 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...73-81
Ridges/upr slopes....68-75
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...47-57 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....48-58 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....East winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...44-52
Ridges/upr slopes....44-52
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...85-100 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....81-96 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy
then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog
early in the morning.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...61-69
Ridges/upr slopes....57-65
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...56-66 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....56-69 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of rain in the late evening and
overnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...41-49
Ridges/upr slopes....42-50
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...82-97 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....77-92 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
southeast 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
$$
CAZ277-090115-
W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-
1219 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...76-83
Ridges/upr slopes....65-73
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...28-36 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....28-36 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....West winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........6700 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...40-48
Ridges/upr slopes....41-49
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...82-97 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....77-92 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the
morning.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...62-69
Ridges/upr slopes....52-60
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...50-60 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....56-71 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....Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3800 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of rain in the late evening and
overnight.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...39-45
Ridges/upr slopes....37-45
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...82-97 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....75-90 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the south 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....10 percent.
$$
CAZ264-090115-
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
1219 AM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0%.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 77
Ridges/upr slopes....69-74
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...32 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....39-49 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...North winds 5 mph...shifting to the west 5
to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to
the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........3300 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...around 47
Ridges/upr slopes....48-53
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...95 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....74-89 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....Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........600 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 64
Ridges/upr slopes....57-61
* Min Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...54 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....59-69 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........4000 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy
then becoming partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...around 42
Ridges/upr slopes....45-50
* Max Humidity.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...93 percent
Ridges/upr slopes....64-79 percent
* 20-Foot Winds...
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chc of Wetting Rain....0 percent.
$$
.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
...Northwest California Coast...
.FRIDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Rain.
Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Highs 56 to 62.
Southeast winds 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain. Patchy fog. Patchy
fog after midnight. Lows 44 to 49. Highs 56 to 62. North winds
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Patchy fog in the
morning. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows 44 to 50. Highs 56 to
62. North winds 5 mph.
...Northwest California Interior...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 40 to 48. Highs
56 to 66. Southwest winds 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 37 to 45.
Highs 58 to 68. Northwest winds 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost in the morning. Chance of
rain. Lows 39 to 47. Highs 59 to 70. Northwest winds 5 mph.
.6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Monday October 13 THROUGH Friday October 17, 2025...
FOR NW CALIF...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
$$
visit us at www.weather.gov/eureka