434  
FNUS76 KEKA 091329  
FWSEKA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FICKLEBERRY RX...HUMBOLDT COUNTY PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
629 AM PDT FRI OCT 9 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
 
A DRY COLD FRONT ARRIVING SATURDAY WILL BRING MUCH COOLER  
TEMPERATURES, SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES, AND STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE  
SOUTHERN ASPECT OF THE SITE SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE TERRAIN OF FICKLE HILL  
TO SHELTER THE BULK OF THE WINDS. STRONG NW WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THEY  
FLOW UP THE JACOBY CREEK VALLEY EACH AFTERNOON THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPS  
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT RH VALUES WILL  
DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH OF ANY OFFSHORE WINDS AND/OR THE DEPTH OF THE MARINE  
LAYER.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........25 25 13 13 13 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 44 44 44 43 43  
RH..............83 86 82 82 86 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 6 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 9  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 12  
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20MPH POSSIBLE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 5 5 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 41 42 45 49 53 54 55 55 56 56 56  
RH..............86 89 86 76 66 54 52 53 55 55 57 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 12 12 12 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 17 17 17 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 13 12  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH,  
THEN...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........6 6 6 6 6 16 16 16 11 11 11 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 53 51 49 48 47 46 46 46 46 45 45  
RH..............61 66 68 71 71 71 73 71 71 71 73 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
COLUMBUS DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 10 12 12 12 9 9 9 6 6 6 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M  
TEMP............44 42 43 47 53 57 58 58 57 57 56 55  
RH..............73 79 76 71 61 55 55 57 59 62 64 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...SCHMIEGEL  
REQUESTED BY...GABRIEL GOFF  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623430.0/EKA  
.DELDT 10/10/26  
.EMAIL GSGOFF@UCANR.EDU  
 
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