064  
FNUS76 KEKA 182303  
FWSEKA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MP 18 FIRE...NCIMT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
403 PM PDT FRI SEP 18 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  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY ALLOW SLIGHTLY HOTTER  
AND DRIER THAT NORMAL CONDITIONS (FOR SEPTEMBER) TO BUILD IN  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGHS WILL RETURN TO THE MID 80S WITH RH  
BELOW 30 PERCENT BY SUNDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BE GENTLE EACH  
AFTERNOON WITH POOR MIXING. THERMAL BELTS WILL BEGIN TO FORM EACH  
NIGHT, WORSENING RECOVERY AT UPPER ELEVATIONS. SIMILAR WARM AND  
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK WITH LITTLE TO NO  
CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30-36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 5 5 5 1 1 1 8 8 8 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 55 59 64 69 72 74 75 75 75 72  
RH..............68 66 59 53 47 45 42 43 44 46 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N NW NW NW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78-84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........15 15 61 61 61 36 36 36 59 59 59 80  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 66 59 58 58 58 58 57 57 57 57 56  
RH..............56 65 72 70 69 68 65 64 63 61 60 59  
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)...0.9 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 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.5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........80 80 40 40 40 31 31 31 35 35 35 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 55 56 59 64 69 72 75 76 77 76 73  
RH..............58 58 57 53 49 45 42 41 42 44 48 53  
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)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
 
   
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS 78 TO 83. WEST  
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH. MIN RH AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS 80 TO 85. WEST  
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH. MIN RH AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS 78 TO 83. WEST  
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH. MIN RH AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...JAMES WHITE  
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN EWING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621732.5/EKA  
.DELDT 09/18/26  
.EMAIL 2026.MP18.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV  
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