620  
FNUS76 KEKA 082206  
FWSEKA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MP 18 FIRE...NCIMT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
306 PM PDT TUE SEP 8 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  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.  
WINDS WILL BE DIURNAL WITH BREEZY NORTHWESTERLIES IN THE  
AFTERNOONS AND BREEZY EASTERLIES OVERNIGHT. THE EAST WINDS MAY BE  
GUST UP TO 20 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS  
FRIDAY RETURNING COOLER CONDITIONS AND DEEPENING THE MARINE LAYER.  
A WEAK FRONT SATURDAY MORNING WILL BRING A VERY LOW CHANCE FOR  
RAIN, WITH ONLY A 20% CHANCE FOR ANY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION  
(0.01"). WETTING RAIN (OVER 0.1") CHANCES ARE AROUND 5%. COOLER  
AND BREEZIER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MARINE  
STRATUS MAY REACH THE VALLEYS BOTH SATURDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY  
MORNING, WITH HIGHER CONFIDENCE ON SUNDAY.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........45-80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH, EAST LATE IN THE EVENING.  
 
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  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 73 69 65 65 65 64 63 62 61 60 59  
RH..............37 43 44 45 46 45 45 43 43 41 37 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW E E E NE NE NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.4 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 E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-99.  
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING  
WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH, WEST 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 (%).........1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 5 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 58 60 65 72 77 80 84 85 86 86 83  
RH..............36 37 38 38 28 25 22 18 14 15 18 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE W W W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 13 13 5 5 5 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E W W W W W W N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-64.  
MAX HUMIDITY........45-80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH, NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........5 5 18 18 18 10 10 10 19 19 19 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............81 76 69 68 69 69 68 67 67 66 65 64  
RH..............35 43 44 45 43 40 41 38 38 39 31 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 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 NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING  
WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH, WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 30 34 34 34 36 36 36 56 56 56 55  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 63 64 67 71 75 78 80 81 81 80 78  
RH..............37 40 43 40 33 27 23 20 21 23 28 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 10 10 10 5 5 5 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS 72 TO 86.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS 60 TO 72.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.   
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS 68 TO 81. WINDS GENERALLY  
LESS THAN 5 MPH.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14 THROUGH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18  
 
FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOOMSMA  
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN EWING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621383.1/EKA  
.DELDT 09/08/26  
.EMAIL 2026.MP18.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV  
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