374  
FNUS76 KSTO 190401  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR IRISH RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
901 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE THE  
NEXT FEW DAYS. MOSTLY LIGHT, TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS DEVELOP BY TUESDAY  
AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS TUESDAY MORNING AROUND 10 MPH SUSTAINED WITH  
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 MPH POSSIBLE, THEN GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AND WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR PATTERN EXPECTED ON  
WEDNESDAY. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID  
TEENS ON TUESDAY, WITH UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S ON WEDNESDAY. OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERIES FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP TO 8  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO 3  
MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE WEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............51 68 71  
RH..............22 16 20  
SL/VL WIND......E 8G21 S 5G10 W 8G17  
RIDGETOP WIND...N 1 E 3 N 2  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 4200 7600  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 16 E 9 W 8  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO  
3 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............71 58 56  
RH..............20 35 29  
SL/VL WIND......NW 5G13 N 3G12 NE 7G16  
RIDGETOP WIND...N 5 N 7 S 2  
MIX HGT (FT)....4600 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 N 7 E 12  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO  
8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............54 70 75  
RH..............26 21 23  
SL/VL WIND......E 7G15 E 3G8 SW 7G16  
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 5 S 3 S 3  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 7100  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 8 SW 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...SYLVESTER RUIZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 05/19/26  
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