970  
FNUS86 KEKA 162232  
FWLEKA  
 
ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
332 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
ECC001-171645-  
FORTUNA DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR FORTUNA DISPATCH  
332 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
TEMPERATURES AND RH HAVE REMAINED MODERATE THROUGH  
THE AFTERNOON WITH MARINE AIR KEEPING INTERIOR HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S AND RH MOSTLY OVER 30 PERCENT. STRONG NORTH WINDS HAVE  
INCREASED TODAY WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH IN EXPOSED AND WIND  
CHANNELED AREAS AND NEAR SHORE. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO RAPIDLY WARM AND DRY  
WITH RH DROPPING CLOSER TO 20 PERCENT FOR THE EASTERN INTERIOR.  
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE HOTTEST, DRIEST, AND MOST WINDY ON  
SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY. FINE FUELS MAY BROADLY REMAIN TOO GREEN  
TO SUPPORT LARGE FIRES, BUT WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE  
TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD FUELS BE AVAILABLE.  
 
 
 
ECC006-171645-  
HOWARD FOREST DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR HOWARD FOREST DISPATCH  
332 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
TEMPERATURES AND RH HAVE REMAINED MODERATE THROUGH  
THE AFTERNOON WITH MARINE AIR KEEPING INTERIOR HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S AND RH MOSTLY OVER 30 PERCENT. STRONG NORTH WINDS HAVE  
INCREASED TODAY WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH IN EXPOSED AND WIND  
CHANNELED AREAS AND NEAR SHORE. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO RAPIDLY WARM AND DRY  
WITH RH DROPPING CLOSER TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE EASTERN INTERIOR.  
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE HOTTEST, DRIEST, AND MOST WINDY ON  
SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY AROUND THE RIM OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY,  
PARTICULARLY IN LAKE COUNTY. FINE FUELS MAY BROADLY REMAIN TOO  
GREEN TO SUPPORT LARGE FIRES, BUT WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE  
CONDUCIVE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD FUELS BE AVAILABLE.  
 
 
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