701
FNUS76 KSTO 181641
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
941 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES TODAY WILL DECREASE BY THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY
WINDS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE LAST 2 DAYS WILL BE LESS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ON THE LOW SIDE ALSO. NO
PRECIPITATION IS IN THE FORECAST.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 54 62 70 73 74 74 75 76 75
RH..............42 34 25 18 17 18 20 19 18 19
SL/VL WIND DIR..E E E SW SW SW W W W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 5 5 5 7 7 7 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO
8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 67 62 58 54 51 49 47 46 44 43 43
RH..............24 31 38 42 46 48 50 51 52 53 55 55
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W N N N E E E E E E E
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SL/VL WIND GUST.14 14 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..W SW SW S E NE E SE S S S SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 2 1 2 5 6 6 5 3 3 5 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 6.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 8
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 8 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO
6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO
12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 45 49 57 66 74 77 78 78 79 80 79
RH..............56 55 52 43 31 22 20 20 21 19 18 19
SL/VL WIND DIR..E E N N N W W W W W W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 0 0 0 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
SL/VL WIND GUST.5 5 3 3 3 10 10 10 16 16 16 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.4 7.4 7.4 6.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 12 12 12 12
FORECASTER...WR
REQUESTED BY...JACOB MCAULIFFE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/18/26
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