500  
FNUS76 KEKA 181525  
FWSEKA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COOLEY RANCH UNIT 8...MENDOCINO COUNTY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
825 AM PDT SUN OCT 18 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  
WEST-NORTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY INTO  
TOMORROW AS AN ONSHORE PUSH STRENGTHENS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING AREA  
OF LOW PRESSURE. CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT INTO  
MONDAY AS MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES. CHANCES FOR WETTING  
RAINS AT THE BURN SITE BEGIN ON MONDAY WITH AN ~5% CHANCE, BUT BETTER  
CHANCES MATERIALIZE MID-WEEK WHEN RAIN CHANCES INCREASE TO NEAR 50%.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO  
23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 1.4 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 15 15 15 15 15 15 23  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
AREAS OF SMOKE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL FALLING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 10 18 18 18 44 44 44 62 62 62 64  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 23 23 20 20 20 20 20 20 17  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........64 64 75 75 75 75 75 75 70 70 70 96  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...AYLWARD  
REQUESTED BY...WARREN MASSIE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623774.2/EKA  
.DELDT 10/18/26  
.EMAIL MASSIEW@MENDOCINOCOUNTY.GOV  
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