Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
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FNUS76 KEKA 082241
FWSEKA
Spot Forecast for McGinnis Rx Burn...Petrolia Fire Department
National Weather Service Eureka CA
341 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025
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.DISCUSSION...Cooler temperatures this afternoon than have
been observed over the recent days, with the broad offshore flow
turning off and strengthening northerly winds. Northerly winds
will be gusty over the nearby ridges Wednesday afternoon and
evening. Minimum humidity will range from 64 to 77 percent. Winds
turn southerly Thursday ahead of a frontal system. Some light
prefrontal showers are possible Thursday afternoon. Chances for
stronger showers quickly increase Thursday evening. A wetting
rainfall is expected Friday with chances for oceanic thunderstorm
activity pushing inland, and these storms may contain strong
winds. Southerly winds will increase Friday with the rainfall,
with gusts of 15 mph and higher gusts near 20 mph for the
surrounding higher ridges.
.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
CWR.................4 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5-10 mph late in the
evening...becoming variable 1 to 3 mph.
Gusts up to 15 mph for the higher surrounding
ridges through the early evening.
Mixing height.......700-800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 6 to 9 mph northeast around 2 mph late
in the night.
TIME (PDT) 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........21 21 19 19 19 32 32 32 66
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............55 52 51 50 49 47 47 47 46
RH..............74 80 83 80 83 86 86 86 86
20 FT wind dir..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E
20 FT wind spd..5 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
20 FT wind gust.7 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N N NE
Transp wind spd.9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 2
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain late in
the afternoon.
CWR.................6 percent.
Max temperature.....60 to 65.
Min humidity........64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1 to 3 mph...becoming southwest around
5 mph early in the afternoon, then...becoming
variable 1 to 3 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......700ft AGL increasing to 2100-2900 ft AGL
early in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 2 mph southwest around 6 mph
late in the morning.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........66 66 87 87 87 95 95 95 96 96 96 96
Weather cov..... SCH
Weather type.... RN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Temp............46 45 45 47 52 55 56 58 58 59 59 60
RH..............83 86 86 83 77 72 69 67 64 64 67 67
20 FT wind dir..E E SE SE SE W W W SW SW SW S
20 FT wind spd..2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 3
20 FT wind gust.3 3 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 6
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7
Transp wind dir.NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Transp wind spd.2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
evening, then chance of rain late in the
evening. Rain early in the morning.
CWR.................6 percent increasing to 73 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........80 to 94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3 to 6 mph...becoming southeast 6 to 9
mph early in the evening. Gusts up to 15 mph
for the higher surrounding ridges through
the early evening.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL, lowering to 1300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 13 mph increasing to around 16 mph
early in the morning.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........96 96 95 95 95 66 66 66 66 66 66 86
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF
Weather type....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 70
Temp............58 58 57 56 55 54 53 53 52 52 52 51
RH..............69 69 72 74 77 77 80 80 83 83 83 86
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 8 8 8 7 7 7 8
20 FT wind gust.6 6 8 8 8 13 13 13 12 12 12 13
Mix hgt (kft)...2.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.6 6 6 6 6 13 13 13 13 13 13 16
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Rain in the morning, then rain showers and
isolated thunderstorms late in the morning.
Thunderstorms may contain strong winds.
CWR.................73 percent increasing to 90 percent late in the
morning, then decreasing to 51 percent late in
the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 7 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms late in the
morning. Winds gusts over the higher ridges up
to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......1200-2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 16 to 17 mph decreasing to around 7 mph
late in the afternoon.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........86 86 86 86 86 95 95 95 95 95 95 84
Weather cov.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RN RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 90 90 90 90 90 90 50
Temp............51 51 51 53 55 57 59 59 59 60 60 59
RH..............86 89 89 86 83 80 78 78 80 78 75 78
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
20 FT wind spd..8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7
20 FT wind gust.13 13 10 10 10 15 15 15 14 14 14 10
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.7
Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 7
$$
Forecaster...Wood
Requested by...Joseph Sandoval
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523069.6/EKA
.DELDT 10/08/25
.EMAIL Joseph@mattole.org