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FNUS76 KEKA 170318
FWSEKA
SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 29 LAKEPORT...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
818 PM PDT TUE JUN 16 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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DISCUSSION
THE ONGOING HEATWAVE WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO PULL BACK
ON WEDNESDAY AS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE WEST
COAST. WHILE INTERIOR TEMPERATURES WILL EASE SLIGHTLY INTO THE
MID-90S, FINE FUELS REMAIN EXTREMELY DRY FOLLOWING THE RECENT
EXTREME HEAT. LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN FLOW IN THE MORNING WILL GIVE
WAY TO A GENERAL SOUTHWESTERLY AFTERNOON WIND UP TO 7 MPH, WITH
LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS PEAKING NEAR 10 MPH AROUND 3:00 PM PDT.
EXCELLENT VERTICAL MIXING WILL DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,
SUPPORTING MIXING HEIGHTS UP TO 3700 FT AGL. LOOKING AHEAD, THE
COOLING TREND TAKES PLACE THURSDAY WITH HIGHS DROPPING INTO THE
UPPER 80S, THOUGH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL HOVER IN
THE MID-30 PERCENT RANGE. THE APPROACHING TROUGH WILL ALSO BEGIN
INTRODUCING MID-LEVEL INSTABILITY (SMALL DRY LIGHTNING RISK) AND
MOISTURE OVER THE REGIONAL HIGH TERRAIN LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL LATE
IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3600 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEINLEIN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ARAGON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2615137.0/EKA
.DELDT 06/16/26
.EMAIL CHRIS.ARAGON@FIRE.CA.GOV,PETER.AVANSINO@FIRE.CA.GOV
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