000 FNUS56 KEKA 092316 FWFEKA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 330 PM PST FRI DEC 9 2005 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN DRY WEATHER AND MILD TEMPERATURES. A WEAK SYSTEM PASSING BY TO THE NORTH MAY RESULT IN LIGHT PRECIPITATION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ALONG THE NORTH COAST ...WITH DRY WEATHER RETURNING TUESDAY. CAZ201-101415- REDWOOD COAST STRIP (ZONE 201)...FROM OREGON BORDER TO SHELTER COVE AND INLAND TO 1000 FEET IN ELEVATION. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CA NPS AND REDWOOD PARKS.- 330 PM PST FRI DEC 9 2005 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-54. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-66. MIN HUMIDITY........55-66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-62. MIN HUMIDITY........57-66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 3 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. $$ CAZ202-101415- MENDOCINO COAST (ZONE 202) FROM SHELTER COVE TO SONOMA COUNTY AND INLAND TO THE CREST OF THE COAST RANGE. INCLUDES JACKSON STATE FOREST.- 330 PM PST FRI DEC 9 2005 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-49. MAX HUMIDITY........94-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-65. MIN HUMIDITY........49-64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 4 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-62. MIN HUMIDITY........45-60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. $$ CAZ203-101415- INTERIOR PORTIONS OF DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES... (ZONE 203) FROM COASTAL STRIP TO SISKIYOU COUNTY...EAST OF HWY 96 AND EAST OF SOUTH FORK MOUNTAIN. INCLUDES SIX RIVERS NF... WESTERN PORTION OF HOOPA AND HUU EAST OF COASTAL STRIP AND WEST OF HWY 96.- 245 PM PST FRI DEC 9 2005 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-44. MAX HUMIDITY........94-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-65. MIN HUMIDITY........44-59 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-64. MIN HUMIDITY........46-59 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 3 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. VALLEY HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. RIDGETOP HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTH WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. $$ CAZ204-101415- UPPER TRINITY RIVER...(ZONE 204) INCLUDES EASTERN PORTION OF HOOPA...TRINITY NF AND CDF AREAS OF EASTERN TRINITY COUNTY.- 330 PM PST FRI DEC 9 2005 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF VALLEY FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-41. MAX HUMIDITY........91-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL 9 AM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-60. MIN HUMIDITY........41-54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-58. MIN HUMIDITY........VALLEYS 45-50 PERCENT. HIGHER TERRAIN 32-47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. $$ CAZ276-101415- INTERIOR MENDOCINO COUNTY...(ZONE 276) MENDOCINO COUNTY EAST OF THE COASTAL STRIP. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF COVELO AND UPPER LAKE RDS OF MENDOCINO NF.- 330 PM PST FRI DEC 9 2005 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....VALLEYS 28-35. HIGHER TERRAIN 35-42. MAX HUMIDITY........94-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL 12 PM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-66. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-63. MIN HUMIDITY........44-55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. $$ .6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...THURSDAY DECEMBER 15 THROUGH MONDAY DECEMBER 19, 2005...FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA