427  
FNUS76 KEKA 052027  
FWSEKA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MP 18 FIRE...NCIMT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
127 PM PDT SAT SEP 5 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  
COOLER TEMPERATURES INLAND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND  
BEFORE A WARMING TREND TAKES EFFECT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE  
TO JUST AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL EARLY WEEK. NW WINDS ARE LIKELY TO  
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO THE WEEK AS WELL. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH  
TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA IS KEEPING RH VALUES HIGH AND COULD SEND A LIGHT  
RAINSHOWERS OVER THE INCIDENT AREA SUNDAY, YET FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THIS  
IS LOW AND ANY RAIN THAT DOES FALL WILL BE VERY LIGHT, <0.10".  
 
*RANGES BELOW ARE DUE TO THE VAST DIFFERENCES IN WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER  
THE BURN SITE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO  
NWS EUREKA 24/7.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45-53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0  
TEMP............63 63  
RH..............61 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73-83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE  
2 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPHNORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........36 36 34 34 34 12 12 12 11 11 11 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 58 55 51 50 50 51 50 50 49 49 48  
RH..............69 74 77 75 72 72 71 70 72 75 76 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.9 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 N N N N N N NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58-68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2500 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 27 29 29 29 3 3 3 0 0 0 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 48 50 52 55 57 59 60 61 61 60 61  
RH..............75 73 68 68 66 65 65 62 63 64 66 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...SCHMIEGEL  
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN EWING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621104.0/EKA  
.DELDT 09/05/26  
.EMAIL 2026.MP18.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV  
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