409  
FNUS76 KEKA 081338  
FWSEKA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MP 18 FIRE...NCIMT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
638 AM PDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
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CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (707) 443-6484  
 
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DISCUSSION  
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY RH VALUES UP TO 40% THIS MORNING.  
NORTHEAST WINDS EASING FROM 6-8MPH TO 3-2MPH BY THE LATE MORNING,  
TURNING SOUTHEAST AROUND NOON. WINDS VEER WESTERLY BY THE LATE AFTERNOON  
AND BUILD TO 7-9MPH AROUND 5PM AND EASING BY SUNSET OUT OF THE NNW AT 1-2MPH.  
HIGH TODAY OF 81-82F WITH A MINIMUM RH OF 20-22%. WINDS VEER ENE OVERNIGHT INTO  
WEDNESDAY AT 5-6MPH WITH RH RECOVERY VALUES RANGING 32-40%. WINDS SWITCH TO A WESTERLY  
BEARING BY LATE MORNING, BUILDING FROM 1-3MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND UP TO 5MPH BY THE  
EARLY EVENING. MINIMUM RH VALUES WEDNESDAY AROUND 15-17% AND A HIGH TEMP OF 85-87F.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH,  
THEN...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 48 41 41 41 15 15 15 16 16 16 67  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 54 57 61 68 73 76 79 80 80 80 79  
RH..............53 52 50 47 38 32 30 24 20 20 23 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 6 6 6 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E W W W W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........41-49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH,  
THEN...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THENSOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........67 67 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 73 69 65 65 65 65 64 64 63 61 61  
RH..............38 42 42 44 45 45 43 41 41 40 37 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW E E E E E E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING  
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH, THEN...BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3200 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THENNORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 5 5 9  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 59 61 66 73 78 81 84 85 86 86 83  
RH..............36 37 39 37 29 25 23 18 16 16 19 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 8 8 8 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE W W W W W W N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 5  
   
OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13 THROUGH THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17  
 
FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SWAFFORD  
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN EWING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621385.0/EKA  
.DELDT 09/08/26  
.EMAIL 2026.MP18.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV  
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