392  
FNUS76 KEKA 050010  
FWSEKA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MP 18 FIRE...NCIMT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
510 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 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 FEW RAIN SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS  
AFTERNOON. WETTING RAIN IS UNLIKELY UNLESS AN ESPECIALLY STRONG  
SHOWER DEVELOPS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES HAVE  
DIMINISHED, BUT STILL HOLD AT AROUND 5%. RAIN CHANCES DECREASE  
SATURDAY, BUT ANOTHER PASSING SYSTEM ON SUNDAY COULD BRING A FEW  
SHOWERS TO THE AREA ONCE AGAIN. CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. THE NEXT POSSIBLE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE FROM MOISTURE  
STREAMING NORTHEAST FROM A DECAYING TROPICAL SYSTEM MID TO LATE  
WEEK.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53-61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........59 36  
WEATHER COV.....CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 0  
TEMP............58 59  
RH..............75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74-84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPHSOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN  
THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........36 36 13 13 13 5 5 5 10 10 10 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 56 53 50 49 49 49 48 48 48 47 47  
RH..............75 77 78 77 75 72 73 72 75 75 77 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52-60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND  
5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN...BECOMING  
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE  
MORNING...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........11 11 5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 47 49 52 57 60 61 63 64 64 64 64  
RH..............77 75 70 67 63 59 59 57 57 59 61 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 10 10 10 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
 
   
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS  
59 TO 71. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
   
LABOR DAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS 66 TO 78. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. HIGHS 70  
TO 81. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...JOHNATHON WHITE  
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN EWING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621104.0/EKA  
.DELDT 09/04/26  
.EMAIL 2026.MP18.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV  
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