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Spot Forecast for Dillion Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Eureka CA
814 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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.DISCUSSION...Onshore marine moisture is promoting moderate RH
recoveries this morning for elevations above 2000 feet with
values around 40 to 55 percent, while good recoveries over 70
percent for lower elevations. A shortwave trough will push
onshore throughout the day today. This will bring an increase
winds across the area begin early this afternoon, with upslope
winds around 8 to 15 mph and occasional gusty winds up to 25 mph
possible...light wind from S winds at 4 to 7 mph for elevations
below 1000 feet. Winds are expected to diminish this evening and
become light downslope winds. High temperature around 85 to 88F
with daytime RH dropping to 15 to 18 percent today and
Friday.Tonight, onshore marine moisture will continue to bring
good to moderate overnight RH recoveries. An increasing of mid to
high level moisture is expected late on Friday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 88.
Min humidity........14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3 to 6 mph...becoming southeast around
                    5 mph late in the morning, then...upslope around 8 to 15 mph
 early in the afternoon, with occasional gust winds up to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL increasing to 5000-5500 ft AGL
late in the morning, then decreasing to 2400 ft AGL late in the
afternoon. Transport winds.....South 6 to 15 mph.

TIME (PDT)      8 AM      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Sky (%).........0         0         0         0
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............64        77        87        87
RH..............41        21        15        19
20 FT wind......N 1       SE 5G7    SW 10G14  SW 9G13
Mix hgt (ft)....1700      5000      5500      2400
Transport wind..S 6       S 15      S 15      SW 8

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
Max humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph in the
                    evening...becoming variable 2 to 4 mph,
                    then...becoming north around 5 mph early in the
                    morning.
Mixing height.......800-2400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 8 mphsoutheast around 5 mph early in
                    the morning.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........0         1         0         2
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............84        73        68        66
RH..............23        31        37        36
20 FT wind......SW 9G13   S 5G7     S 3G5     SW 2G3
Mix hgt (ft)....2400      800       900       800
Transport wind..SW 8      SW 8      S 6       S 6

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy then becoming
                    mostly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph early in the
                    morning...becoming variable 3 to 6 mph,
                    then...becoming south around 5 mph late in the
                    morning...shifting to the southwest 8 to 11
                    mph.
Mixing height.......800-1200 ft AGL increasing to 4300 ft AGL late
                    in the morning, then increasing to 7500 ft AGL
                    early in the afternoon decreasing to 4000 ft
                    AGL late in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 5 to 14 mphsouthwest around 10 mph late
                    in the afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........2         38        34        38
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............62        68        82        86
RH..............38        31        20        20
20 FT wind......N 5G6     E 3G6     S 5G6     SW 10G15
Mix hgt (ft)....800       1200      4300      7500
Transport wind..SE 5      SE 5      S 14      S 14

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Winds generally less than 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Winds generally less than 5 mph.
.LABOR DAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Winds
generally less than 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Velez
Requested by...Zack Taylor
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520898.0/EKA
.DELDT 08/28/25
.EMAIL zack.taylor@usda.gov