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FNUS76 KEKA 280530
FWSEKA
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIP MOUNTAIN BURN...DEL NORTE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1030 PM PDT SUN SEP 27 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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DISCUSSION
MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SHIP
MOUNTAIN BURN SITE (SITE ELEVATION 964 FT) ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
28. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH MID-70S, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM 43% TO 45% BETWEEN 1300 AND 1600 PDT.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE A SHALLOW SURFACE INVERSION MONDAY
MORNING THAT WILL BREAK QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE. ONCE MIXING
ESTABLISHES, MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES MIXING HEIGHTS EXPANDING TO
2,100 FT AGL BY 0900 PDT, REACHING A PEAK AT LEAST 2,300 FT AGL
DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING, BEFORE COLLAPSING BACK TO 2,100 FT
AGL AND LOWER MONDAY EVENING.
20-FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. LIGHT EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2
MPH MONDAY MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH DURING
THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WITHIN THE MIXING LAYER WILL
AVERAGE 6 TO 8 MPH, SHIFTING FROM EAST-NORTHEAST OR VARIABLE IN
THE MORNING TO NORTH-NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 68% TO 77% IS EXPECTED
MONDAY MORNING, WITH 54% TO 58% RECOVERY MONDAY NIGHT.
NO LIGHTNING OR WETTING RAIN IS FORECAST.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN...BECOMING
VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 62 68 73 74 75 75 75 75
RH..............66 58 49 46 46 47 46 45 45
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST. 3 3 3 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........5 5 40 40 40 22 22 22 12 12 12 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 68 65 59 57 56 55 54 54 53 52 52
RH..............50 58 60 57 59 58 58 59 58 57 58 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NE NE NE E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400-2500 FT AGL
LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 14 24 24 24 0 0 0 2 2 2 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 51 52 56 64 70 75 77 77 77 78 76
RH..............56 56 57 54 46 40 40 41 43 42 44 47
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6
FORECASTER...HEINLEIN
REQUESTED BY...SAM COMMARTO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622638.0/EKA
.DELDT 09/27/26
.EMAIL SAM@CROSSCONTOURFIRE.COM
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