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Spot Forecast for Prosper Piles...Petrolia Fire Department
National Weather Service Eureka CA
535 PM PST Mon Jan 26 2026

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.DISCUSSION...Southerly winds begin to ramp up tonight ahead of a
system approaching the area. Gusts of 40 to 50 mph are possible by
the mid morning Tuesday. Rain is likely to follow shortly after,
starting late morning. Wetting rain is very likely with a 0.5 to 1.0
inches expected. Rain chances and strong winds sharply diminish
Tuesday evening and overnight.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 44 mph in
                    the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......0-200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 21 to 25 mph, south around 32 mph early
                    in the morning.

TIME (PST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........60  63  63  63  72  72  72  78  78  78  82  82
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0
Temp............52  51  51  51  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  49
RH..............85  89  89  89  88  88  85  80  78  76  76  75
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  S   S
20 FT wind spd..17  16  16  16  20  20  20  22  22  22  24  24
20 FT wind gust.25  24  24  24  36  36  36  41  41  41  44  44
Mix hgt (kft)...0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S
Transp wind spd.21  21  21  21  25  25  25  25  25  25  32  32

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Rain in the late morning and afternoon.
CWR.................94 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts
                    to around 45 to 50 mph.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 32 to 35 mph decreasing to around 18 mph
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (PST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........82  81  81  81  98  98  98  95  95  95  92  92
Weather cov.....                DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....                RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm cov........
CWR............. 0   0   0   0  90  90  90  90  90  90  90  90
Temp............51  50  51  52  52  53  54  54  54  55  53  54
RH..............75  75  75  73  73  75  77  82  88  85  92  91
20 FT wind dir..S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S
20 FT wind spd..24  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  22  22
20 FT wind gust.44  47  47  47  47  47  47  44  44  44  37  37
Mix hgt (kft)...0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.32  32  32  32  35  35  35  35  35  35  18  18

$$
Forecaster...Boomsma
Requested by...Fire Captain
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600939.8/EKA
.DELDT 01/26/26
.EMAIL trainingofficer@petroliafire.org