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FNUS76 KEKA 190140
FWSEKA
SPOT FORECAST FOR COOLEY RANCH...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
640 PM PDT SUN OCT 18 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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DISCUSSION
WEST-NORTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS REMAIN GUSTY BEFORE
QUICKLY EASING MONDAY EVENING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BEGINS
PASSING SOUTHWARD OFF THE COAST. CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS AT THE
BURN SITE MATERIALIZE MID- WEEK WHEN RAIN CHANCES INCREASE TO 40
TO 50% FROM WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE PULLED BACK NORTHWARD. ADDITOANL
RAIN CHANCES MAY CONTINUE THURSDAY FROM THE STALLED LOW.
INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY WITH THIS MOISTURE, ALLOWING
FOR BETTER SMOKE VENTILATION AND HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS. THERE IS
CURRENTLY LESS THAN A 10 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WEDNESDAY, BUT THUNDER IS POSSIBLE.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 11 20 20 20 39 39 39 58 58 58 62
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 63 56 54 52 50 49 48 48 47 46 46
RH..............52 65 72 80 83 89 93 93 96 96 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 20 20 20 17 17 17 18 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 21 21 18 18 18 18 18 18 17
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........62 62 76 76 76 77 77 77 71 71 71 95
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 44 46 46 48 52 57 60 62 63 63 61
RH..............96 100 96 96 89 77 59 51 44 43 43 50
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 22 22 22 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 14
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE EVENING.
PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
THE EVENING.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........95 95 98 98 98 97 97 97 92 92 92 82
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK FOG
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 57 53 51 50 48 47 47 46 45 45 44
RH..............53 62 69 74 77 83 86 89 93 93 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 5 5 0
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 16 16 16 10 10 10 7 7 7 1
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 2 2 2 2 2 2 8
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN...BECOMING
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 82 78 78 78 75 75 75 67 67 67 77
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 43 44 47 50 54 58 62 64 66 66 64
RH..............93 96 96 89 83 74 64 54 46 43 45 50
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.1 1 8 8 8 6 6 6 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 3
FORECASTER...WOOD
REQUESTED BY...MARSHALL TURBEVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2623937.3/EKA
.DELDT 10/18/26
.EMAIL MARSHALL.TURBEVILLE@FIRE.CA.GOV
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