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FNUS76 KEKA 161254
FWSEKA
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALYER ADMIN PILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
454 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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DISCUSSION
RAIN WILL RETURN TODAY AS A SYSTEM BRINGS WETTING RAINS TO MUCH OF
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT DURING THE DAY BUT THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. GUSTS COULD EXCEED 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND THE BURN SITE AS COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE REGION
AND MIXING INCREASES. RAIN WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN.
CWR.................50 PERCENT INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........96 96 96 96 96 96 96 99 99 99 96 96
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMP............51 52 51 51 51 51 52 54 56 56 58 56
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 96 90 90 93
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE NE SE SE SE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT,
THEN...SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 14 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........96 100 100 100 100 100 100 97 97 97 88 88
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70
TEMP............56 56 55 55 55 55 55 55 54 51 50 48
RH..............92 93 96 96 97 97 95 100 98 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 9 9 15 15 15 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 14 14 14 14 14 14 10 10
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................69 PERCENT DECREASING TO 12 PERCENT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 88 88 88 55 55 55 55 55 55 57 57
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............70 70 70 70 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............45 46 45 44 44 46 48 50 51 51 50 49
RH..............100 100 99 100 100 94 84 75 70 67 67 69
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 6 6 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 8 8 8 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 1.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6
FORECASTER...AYLWARD
REQUESTED BY...VANESSA VOETBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527756.0/EKA
.DELDT 12/16/25
.EMAIL GEOFFREY.PHELAN@USDA.GOV,RONALD.REED@USDA.GOV,VANESSA.VOETBERG@USDA.GOV
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