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Spot Forecast for Lick Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Eureka CA
554 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

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.DISCUSSION...Wins out of the south at 2-3mph turning westerly just before sunset
at 5mph or so, easing to 2-3mph into the early morning hours and veering NW. RH values
in the high teens this evening climbing into the low to mid 20% by sunset. Overnight
recovery RH values range 25%-38% into Saturday morning. Winds light and variable
by dawn with easterly component, increasing before noon to 7-8mph out of the SE. RH values
bottom out around 13%-14% in the late afternoon with the SE winds previously mentioned and
a high temp around 90-92F. Wind ease to 3mph or so by the early evening from the south, building
to 6mph out of the WNW by dusk. Overnight recovery RH values range 30%-45% into Sunday morning.
Winds 2-3mph out of the north with an easterly component, continue to build to 7-10mph out of the
SE by the late afternoon/early evening. RH bottoms out around 11%-12% with high temp 97-100F.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear. Haze and patchy smoke in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 6 mph in the
                    evening...becoming variable 2 to 4 mph.
Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....West around 6 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Haze.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 89.
Min humidity........16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3 to 6 mph...becoming south 7 to 10
                    mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......600-2000 ft AGL increasing to 5300 ft AGL late
                    in the morning, then increasing to 7400 ft AGL
                    early in the afternoon decreasing to 5300 ft
                    AGL late in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Haze in the evening, then patchy
                    smoke after midnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
Max humidity........43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph...shifting to the
                    northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL decreasing to 500-600 ft AGL early
                    in the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 90.
Min humidity........15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3 to 6 mph...becoming south 7 to 10
                    mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......500-600 ft AGL increasing to 7100-7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Swafford
Requested by...Nate Ulrich
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520965.0/EKA
.DELDT 08/29/25
.EMAIL joshua.wright@usda.gov,nathan.ulrich@usda.gov,ryan.regelin@usda.gov