929  
FNUS76 KEKA 092225  
FWSEKA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MP 18 FIRE...NCIMT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
325 PM PDT WED SEP 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  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.  
OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AND ONSHORE WINDS STRENGTHEN  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TROUGHING ARRIVES FRIDAY STARTING A MORE  
DRAMATIC COOLING TREND. A WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND HAS BEEN TRENDING SLIGHTLY  
WETTER. THE CHANCE FOR ANY RAIN IS AROUND 50%, WHILE THE CHANCE  
FOR WETTING RAIN (0.1 INCHES OR MORE) HAS GROWN TO 25%. THE  
CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR JUST FOR 0.01 INCHES AT THIS MOMENT. THERE  
IS A VERY UNLIKELY CHANCE (LESS THAN 10%) OF OVER 1/3 OF AN INCH  
OF RAIN.  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-66.  
MAX HUMIDITY........38-76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH, NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE  
IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........13 13 27 27 27 14 14 14 21 21 21 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............84 79 75 71 71 71 70 69 68 68 66 65  
RH..............32 42 43 44 41 38 38 37 36 37 27 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.3 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 3  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH, NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 27 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 63 65 68 72 76 78 80 81 80 81 77  
RH..............34 36 42 41 29 23 21 18 18 20 23 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E W W W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 6  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........53-82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH,  
THEN...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH, EAST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........14 14 18 18 18 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 71 64 63 62 62 61 60 59 58 58 56  
RH..............42 54 56 57 58 57 56 54 54 53 54 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 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 NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36-48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH, WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 56 58 60 64 68 70 72 72 72 71 68  
RH..............55 56 57 55 52 49 46 44 44 44 47 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E W W W W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 5  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER  
40S. HIGHS 52 TO 67. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.   
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER  
40S. HIGHS 61 TO 77. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, AND AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.   
MONDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS 66 TO 83. WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19  
 
FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOOMSMA  
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN EWING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621383.2/EKA  
.DELDT 09/09/26  
.EMAIL 2026.MP18.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV  
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