Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
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Spot Forecast for Lucas...CAL FIRE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
146 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
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.DISCUSSION...Cooler conditions are likely Sunday as a trough
remains in place. Overnight RH recoveries will be good in the 80s
to 90s with patchy fog possible in the valleys early in the
morning. Breezy northwest winds are likely to continue Sunday, but
will be significantly lighter than on Saturday. Still, gusts in
the higher elevations could reach 20 to 25 mph. High pressure
starts to rebuild Monday with a shallower marine layer.
Temperatures will warm into the 80s and RHs will lower into the
20s. Winds will also ease Monday with sustained winds of 5 to 10
mph and gusts of 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
*Note: the hourly tables below correspond to an elevation of about 2700 ft.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts of 20 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......3000-4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 13 to 16 mph.
TIME (PDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........8 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 8
Weather cov.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............45 47 50 56 60 63 67 68 68 69 68
RH..............86 83 75 62 53 46 39 36 37 40 46
20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
20 FT wind spd..13 12 12 12 10 10 10 13 13 13 13
20 FT wind gust.22 21 21 21 21 21 21 23 23 23 23
Mix hgt (kft)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6
Transp wind dir.N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Transp wind spd.13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 16
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........68 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........8 8 10 10 10 13 13 13 7 7 7 10
Weather cov.....DEF DEF ARS ARS ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
Weather type....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............66 64 60 59 58 56 55 54 54 53 52 52
RH..............53 58 63 65 67 68 68 66 64 62 61 60
20 FT wind dir..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT wind spd..13 13 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT wind gust.23 23 18 18 18 15 15 15 13 13 13 12
Mix hgt (kft)...3.6 3.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Transp wind dir.NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
Transp wind spd.16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 7
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy smoke early in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph in the morning...
becoming west 5 to 10 mph with gusts to
around 15 mph in the late afternoon.
Mixing height.......3500 to 4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 6 to 7 mph.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........10 10 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Weather cov.....PTY PTY
Weather type....SMK SMK
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............49 50 53 58 65 71 75 77 78 80 80 78
RH..............59 56 52 46 39 33 28 24 22 22 24 27
20 FT wind dir..N N N N N W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 7
20 FT wind gust.10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 9 9 9 18
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 2.6
Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N N N N N NW
Transp wind spd.7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
$$
Forecaster...Boomsma
Requested by...Ryan Wimmer (FBANt)
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621717.0/EKA
.DELDT 09/12/26
.EMAIL ryan.wimmer@fire.ca.gov