519
FNUS76 KEKA 280111
FWSEKA
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEPPERWOOD RX...BRICELAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
611 PM PDT SUN SEP 27 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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DISCUSSION
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
A WEAK COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL KEEP
CONDITIONS MILD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28.
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY:
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT SITE ELEVATION (2,700–3,200 FT) WILL REACH
THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
RANGING FROM 50% TO 65% MONDAY AFTERNOON.
INVERSION AND MIXING HEIGHTS:
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE A STRONG SURFACE-BASED INVERSION
MONDAY MORNING THAT WILL TRAP LOW-LEVEL SMOKE AND MOISTURE UNTIL
APPROXIMATELY 1100 PDT. ONCE THE INVERSION BREAKS, MODEL SOUNDINGS
SHOW MIXING HEIGHTS TOPPING OUT AROUND 800 FT AGL BY MID-
AFTERNOON.
WINDS:
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGHOUT MONDAY. DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 1
TO 5 MPH FROM THE NNE MONDAY MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT
WINDS WITHIN THE MIXING LAYER WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 MPH FROM THE
NORTH TO NORTHWEST.
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AND PRECIPITATION:
MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY (64–77%) IS EXPECTED MONDAY
NIGHT. NO LIGHTNING OR WETTING RAIN IS FORECAST.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
TEMP............50
RH..............79
20 FT WIND DIR..N
20 FT WIND SPD..4
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 17 13 13 13 3 3 3 2 2 2 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 49 50 52 55 58 60 62 65 65 65 65
RH..............80 79 79 72 65 61 61 58 54 53 53 54
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 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 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........5 5 22 22 22 30 30 30 11 11 11 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 59 57 54 53 53 54 53 53 52 52 52
RH..............58 66 68 69 69 67 71 71 69 72 71 68
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 9 9 9 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 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 N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 14 7 7 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 52 52 54 58 60 62 63 66 66 66 65
RH..............69 69 66 59 55 52 53 52 49 49 50 52
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 12
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 8 12 12 12 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 15 15 15 15 15 15 14
FORECASTER...HEINLEIN
REQUESTED BY...FEMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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