Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
024 FNUS86 KEKA 212152 FWLEKA ECCDA DISCUSSIONS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 252 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2024 ECC001-221600- FORTUNA DISPATCH- DISCUSSION FOR FORTUNA DISPATCH 252 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2024 ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING WITH LOW RH`S MOSTLY FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT AND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN ZONES 203, 204, 264 AND 283. HOT AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. BY MONDAY, INTERIOR VALLEYS WILL MOST LIKELY SEE HIGHS ABOVE 100 WITH MINIMUM RH IN THE TEENS. WHILE VALLEYS WILL MAINTAIN GOOD RH RECOVERY AROUND 80 PERCENT, ENHANCED THERMAL BELTS WILL GENERATE POOR RH RECOVERY ALONG MID AND HIGH SLOPES OF 20 TO 40 PERCENT. ASIDE FROM MODERATE NORTH WIND RIGHT ALONG SHORE, DAYTIME WIND WILL BE GENERALLY GENTLE AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HIGH ELEVATION AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE ENHANCED, NORTHEAST DIURNAL FLOW AT NIGHT WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MORE MODERATE CONDITIONS WILL RETURN LATER IN THE WEEK. $$ ECC006-221600- HOWARD FOREST DISPATCH- DISCUSSION FOR HOWARD FOREST DISPATCH 252 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2024 ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING WITH LOW RH`S MOSTLY FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT AND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN ZONES 203, 204, 264 AND 283. HOT AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. BY MONDAY, INTERIOR VALLEYS WILL MOST LIKELY SEE HIGHS ABOVE 100 WITH MINIMUM RH IN THE TEENS. WHILE VALLEYS WILL MAINTAIN GOOD RH RECOVERY AROUND 80 PERCENT, ENHANCED THERMAL BELTS WILL GENERATE POOR RH RECOVERY ALONG MID AND HIGH SLOPES OF 20 TO 40 PERCENT. ASIDE FROM MODERATE NORTH WIND RIGHT ALONG SHORE, DAYTIME WIND WILL BE GENERALLY GENTLE AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HIGH ELEVATION AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE ENHANCED, NORTHEAST DIURNAL FLOW AT NIGHT WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MORE MODERATE CONDITIONS WILL RETURN LATER IN THE WEEK. $$