970
FNUS76 KEKA 091739
FWSEKA

Spot Forecast for McGinnis Rx Burn...Petrolia Fire Department
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1039 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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.DISCUSSION...Light easterly will turn southerly today ahead of a
frontal system. Some light showers or sprinkles are possible this
afternoon. Heavier rain is expected late tonight and Friday. There
is also a 20% chance for thunderstorms which could produce brief
heavy rain and strong wind gusts to 40 mph. Southerly winds and
showers with a 20% chance of thunderstorms will continue through
the day on Friday . Activity will begin to wind down overnight
Friday with generally lighter amounts on Saturday. Rainfall totals
Friday through Saturday will most likely range from 1 to 1.5 inches.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy.
CWR.................3 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 61.
Min humidity........59 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2 to 4 mph...becoming southwest around
                    5 mph early in the afternoon, then...becoming
                    variable 2 to 4 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1800-3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 7 mph.

TIME (PDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........96  96  96  97  97  97  98
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............55  57  59  59  60  61  59
RH..............68  62  61  59  57  56  58
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   5   5   5   3
20 FT wind gust.5   5   5   6   6   6   5
Mix hgt (kft)...3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.8
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.7   7   7   7   7   7   6

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Rain showers likely after midnight. Rain
                    showers early in the morning.
CWR.................3 percent increasing to 94 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.......700-1800 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  90
Temp............59  58  56  55  54  53  53  52  52  52  52  52
RH..............62  64  64  69  74  73  76  78  81  81  82  84
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)...1.8 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 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.................94 percent decreasing to 42 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 2200-2900 ft AGL
                    late in the morning.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 17 mph.

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.............90  90  90  90  90  90  90  90  90  90  90  40
Temp............50  51  51  52  54  55  57  58  59  59  60  59
RH..............87  89  94  92  92  85  81  79  79  76  75  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 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.17  17  17  17  17  16  16  16  16  16  16  9

$$
Forecaster...DB
Requested by...Joseph Sandoval
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523069.10/EKA
.DELDT 10/09/25
.EMAIL Joseph@mattole.org