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FNUS76 KEKA 190057
FWSEKA
SPOT FORECAST FOR COVELO SOUTH VMP...CAL FIRE MENDOCINO UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
557 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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DISCUSSION
NORTHERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOONS THIS WEEK. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY WITH
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY INCREASING NEAR 90 BY MID TO LATE WEEK.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND, ALLOWING FOR COOLER
DAYTIME HIGHS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
TIME (PDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 19 36 36 36 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 54 51 50 49 47
RH..............65 68 71 72 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 3 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5800 FT
AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPHSOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 21 8 8 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 51 54 59 64 70 76 81 86 88 89 88
RH..............71 68 62 55 47 39 33 28 25 22 21 22
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 9
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 12 12 12 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 8.1 8.1 8.1 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 9
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 3 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............86 83 79 73 67 61 57 55 53 51 50 50
RH..............25 30 36 44 53 61 66 69 71 73 73 72
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NE NE NE NE NE NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.8 5.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W E E E E E E NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 11 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5500 FT
AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 6 9 9 9 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M
TEMP............51 53 56 61 66 72 78 84 88 90 91 91
RH..............70 67 62 55 47 39 33 28 24 21 20 20
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 8 8 8 10
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 12 12 12 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 8.1 8.1 8.1 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 10
FORECASTER...JOHNATHON WHITE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS VALLERGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613975.0/EKA
.DELDT 05/18/26
.EMAIL CHRIS.VALLERGA@FIRE.CA.GOV
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