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Spot Forecast for Whiskey Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Eureka CA
856 PM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026

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.DISCUSSION...A stable atmosphere will develop through the weekend as
weak upper level ridging sets up over NW CA. The weather pattern will
consist of daytime upslope/upvalley winds with gusts up to 10mph. Overall
RH values will remain low due to the elevation of the burn site. Max values
of 35-40% and min values around 20-23% are to be expected through Monday.
Temperatures will remain in the mid 70s with no rain (>0.01") and very
little cloud coverage besides high cirrus through the weekend.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5-7 mph in the late evening and
                    early morning...becoming variable 2-4 mph.
Mixing height.......decreasing to 400-500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 7-9 mph.

TIME (PDT)      9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............56  55  53  52  51  51  50  50  50
RH..............46  49  50  52  52  53  53  53  51
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..6   6   5   5   5   3   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.8   8   6   6   6   5   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
Transp wind spd.9   9   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph.
Mixing height.......Starting around 400 ft AGL increasing to 4500-6000 ft AGL
                    late in the morning, then decreasing to 3300 ft
                    AGL late in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast 3 to 7 mph.

TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5   5   1   1   1   0   0   0   6   6   6   20
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............49  50  53  59  65  69  69  72  73  73  74  74
RH..............52  48  40  33  30  27  28  25  23  21  21  22
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   S   S   S   SW
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
20 FT wind gust.5   5   5   5   5   6   7   7   7   7   9   8
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.3
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Transp wind spd.7   7   7   7   7   5   5   5   5   5   5   3

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
Max humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph.
Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....Northeast 3 to 7 mph.

TIME (PDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........20  20  47  47  47  28  28  28  46  46  46  47
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............71  67  64  59  58  56  55  55  55  55  54  54
RH..............26  30  34  36  37  38  39  38  37  36  37  36
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..1   1   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.2   2   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...3.3 3.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Transp wind spd.3   3   3   3   3   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy then
                    becoming partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Min humidity........21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2 to 4 mph...becoming north around 5
                    mph early in the morning, then...becoming
                    variable 2 to 4 mph late in the
                    morning...becoming southeast around 5 mph early
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......400-1500 ft AGL increasing to 6500-7400 ft AGL
                    late in the morning, then decreasing to 3400 ft
                    AGL late in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 7mph southeast late in the
                    morning.

TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........47  47  35  35  35  48  48  48  60  60  60  26
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............54  53  57  63  69  72  72  73  74  75  75  74
RH..............37  34  30  28  25  23  24  23  21  20  20  21
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  S
20 FT wind spd..3   3   5   5   5   2   2   2   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.5   5   7   7   7   3   3   3   7   7   7   7
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 3.4
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S
Transp wind spd.7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

$$
Forecaster...Schmiegel
Requested by...IC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622149.0/EKA
.DELDT 09/18/26
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