nc_multi_clr,NOCC_Legend
Fire Potential Main Title
Issued: Tuesday Jun 05, 2012
Predictive Service Areas Ytd Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Jun 04 Jun 05 Jun 06 Jun 07 Jun 08 Jun 09 Jun 10 Jun 11
NC01 - North Coast 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
NC02 - Mid Coast to Mendocino 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
NC03 - Bay Area 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
NC04 - Northwestern Mountains 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
NC05 - Sacramento Vly/Foothills 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
NC06 - Northeastern California 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
NC07 - Northern Sierra 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
NC08 - East Side 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Weather Synopsis:  
A cold unstable air mass remains over the North Ops area.  Almost the entire region received rainfall (or snow above 5000 ft) in the past 24 hours, with some stations in the NW Mtns measuring over 2 inches.  The average across Northern CA was 0.10-0.20 inches.  Showers and isolated thunderstorms will develop again today, with greater chances in the mountains this afternoon.  Clouds will quickly diminish tonight, and Wednesday will be warmer and drier with variable high clouds.  Another weaker front will move through northern areas Thursday with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.  Friday will be dry and warmer again, followed by a weak low pressure trough during the weekend that will mainly serve to hold temperatures at or slightly below normal with continued onshore flow in coastal regions.

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Fire Potential Discussion:                    
With a series of cold fronts moving through and a larger-scale low pressure trough over the region fuels will only dry out gradually over the next 7 days.  Although, areas from the lower western slopes of the Sierra to NC05, NC02 and NC03 will begin to see more rapid drying late in the weekend as a N-NE foehn wind develops.
Resources:
Northern California Geographic Area Preparedness Level 1, MACS Mode 1.  
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NOTICE: Forecast for the following PSA's may be unavailable or unrepresentative of actual conditions due to missing observations from the stations listed below: 
 

MID COAST

Mendocino Pass

Soda Creek    

 

EAST SIDE

Barrel Springs

Juniper Springs

Stampede