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Spot Forecast for McGinnis Rx Burn...Petrolia Fire Department
National Weather Service Eureka CA
807 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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.DISCUSSION...Southeasterly winds at 5-7mph tonight build into Friday early
morning hours reaching up to 10mph before dawn also out of the SE. High temp Friday
61-63F with the lowest RH at 70%. Winds ease to 2-3mph by the evening. The timing for
rain will coincide with the uptick in wind velocity as frontal boundaries usher in
showers. Look for light precipitation by 2-3am, winds will veer southerly (8-10mph) before noon
Friday as rain rates pick up. Total accumulated precip is estimated to be 0.80-0.90 inches by
Saturday afternoon. Rain eases by noon Saturday with some lingering light showers ending by the
evening.


.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Rain showers likely after midnight. Rain
                    showers early in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 97 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........92 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 4 to 8 mph...becoming southeast 6 to
                    12 mph early in the evening.
Mixing height.......700-1700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 13 mph increasing to around 17 mph
                    early in the morning.

TIME (PDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........98  98  84  84  84  73  73  73  73  73  73  98
Weather cov.....                                LKY LKY LKY DEF
Weather type....                                RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   30  30  30  30  30  30  100
Temp............59  59  56  55  54  54  53  52  52  52  51  52
RH..............62  62  66  69  71  74  74  77  77  80  83  83
20 FT wind dir..S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..3   3   6   6   6   9   9   9   9   9   9   12
20 FT wind gust.5   5   8   8   8   12  12  12  12  12  12  15
Mix hgt (kft)...1.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S
Transp wind spd.6   6   6   6   6   13  13  13  13  13  13  17

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Rain showers through the day. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms early in the morning.
CWR.................97 percent decreasing to 46 percent late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    morning.
Mixing height.......700-1700 ft AGL increasing to 1900-3100 ft AGL
                    late in the morning.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 17 mph decreasing to around 6 mph
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........98  98  98  98  98  96  96  96  96  96  96  86
Weather cov.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............100 100 100 100 100 90  90  90  90  90  90  50
Temp............50  51  51  52  54  56  57  58  58  59  60  59
RH..............89  89  93  89  90  86  83  83  83  75  72  75
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..12  12  9   9   9   6   6   6   8   8   8   5
20 FT wind gust.15  15  12  12  12  8   8   8   10  10  10  6
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.9
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.17  17  17  17  17  15  15  15  15  15  15  6

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Winds generally less
than 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Winds
generally less than 5 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Winds generally less than 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Swafford
Requested by...Joseph Sandoval
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523069.12/EKA
.DELDT 10/09/25
.EMAIL Joseph@mattole.org