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Spot Forecast for CFMC Moores Rock 1...Cultural Fire Management Council
National Weather Service Eureka CA
611 AM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026

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.DISCUSSION...Weak high pressure ridging will develop behind
departing low pressure. Daytime temperatures will warm over the
weekend in response. Winds will be light and terrain driven.
Conditions will vary greatly between the valleys and nearby
ridges, with higher daytime temperatures and lower RH in the
valleys. The marine stratus will advance into this location
overnight with late morning to early afternoon clearing likely.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....78 to 67.
Min humidity........53 to 64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2 to 5 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 8
                    mph early in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......600-1200 ft AGL, lifting to 1800-2600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 2 to 7 mph.

TIME (PDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........29  8   8   8   9   9   9   14
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............60  67  72  75  76  76  77  74
RH..............81  65  59  55  52  52  52  53
20 FT wind dir..W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W
20 FT wind spd..1   3   3   3   7   7   7   6
20 FT wind gust.    5   5   5   9   9   9   8
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.1
Transp wind dir.N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.2   7   7   7   7   7   7   6

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........86 to 74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 6 mph early in the
                    evening...becoming variable 1 to 3 mph.
Mixing height.......1800-2600 ft AGL, lowering to 600-1200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph northeast around 3 mph
                    late in the evening.

TIME (PDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........14  14  47  47  47  46  46  46  38  38  38  24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............72  68  61  59  57  57  56  56  55  55  55  54
RH..............59  68  78  83  86  86  86  86  86  86  86  86
20 FT wind dir..W   W   NW  NW  NW  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..6   6   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
20 FT wind gust.8   8
Mix hgt (kft)...2.1 2.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
Transp wind spd.6   6   6   6   6   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....79 to 69.
Min humidity........50 to 55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1 to 3 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 7
                    mph early in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......600-1200 ft AGL, rising to 1300 to 2100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 3 mph west 5 to 6 mph late in
                    the morning.

TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........24  24  19  19  19  11  11  11  20  20  20  28
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............54  54  53  55  60  68  73  76  77  77  78  75
RH..............83  83  86  83  75  61  53  50  50  50  50  52
20 FT wind dir..E   E   N   N   N   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  W
20 FT wind spd..1   1   0   0   0   2   2   2   6   6   6   5
20 FT wind gust.                    3   3   3   8   8   8   6
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.8
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
Transp wind spd.3   3   3   3   3   6   6   6   6   6   6   5

$$
Forecaster...Wood
Requested by...Robert McConnell Jr.
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622102.0/EKA
.DELDT 09/18/26
.EMAIL claire@culturalfire.org,robert@culturalfire.org