674  
FNUS76 KEKA 191252  
FWSEKA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MP 18 FIRE...NCIMT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
552 AM PDT SAT SEP 19 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS FORECAST, PLEASE  
CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (707) 443-6484  
 
PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND DIRECTLY IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS IN AN EMAIL.  
   
DISCUSSION  
WITH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE, DAYTIME TEMPERATURES  
WILL TREND HIGHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONG THERMAL BELTS WILL  
ALSO WORSEN RH RECOVERY AT MID AND UPPER SLOPES INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. CHANCES OF  
PRECIPITATION WILL NOT INCREASE AGAIN UNTIL LATE NEXT WEEK THROUGH  
NEXT WEEKEND, BUT CHANCES FOR A WETTING RAIN ARE CURRENTLY ZERO.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39-47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 9 6 6 6 4 4 4 13 13 13 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 53 55 59 64 68 71 74 75 74 73 73  
RH..............71 71 68 60 54 48 46 43 43 45 47 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N NW NW NW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........64-74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........32 32 44 44 44 45 45 45 60 60 60 45  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 66 62 58 58 57 57 57 57 57 56 56  
RH..............57 65 72 72 71 69 67 66 64 63 62 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SE SE SE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 2  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 2 MPH WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........45 45 36 36 36 28 28 28 32 32 32 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 54 56 60 65 69 73 75 76 76 76 73  
RH..............61 61 59 53 50 45 43 41 42 44 47 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E NW NW NW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E W W W W W W N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24 THROUGH MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28  
 
FOR NW CALIF...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 
 
FORECASTER...WOOD  
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN EWING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621733.5/EKA  
.DELDT 09/19/26  
.EMAIL 2026.MP18.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV  
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