660
FNUS76 KSTO 172006
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR M5 HTA MACHINE PILES...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1206 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, WITH A RELATIVE LULL FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY,
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN,
SNOW, AND GUSTY WINDS LATE SATURDAY INTO NEXT WEEK. A BRIEF PERIOD
OF ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IS ANTICIPATED NEAR THE BURN SITE
WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH OTHERWISE DRY CONDITONS UNTIL THE NEXT
ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ARRIVES LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOWFALL THEN LOOK TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY, GRADUALLY
DISSIPATING IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. GUSTY WEST-
NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY, BECOMING
LIGHTER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, THEN INCREASING SUNDAY INTO NEXT
WEEK. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN PRECIPITATION ONSET LATE IN THE
WEEKEND, BUT ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FROM SUNDAY
ONWARD.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT IN THE MORNING, RISING TO 30 PERCENT
BY THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 36 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
CWR.................81 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND
9 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE DAY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
11 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 21 MPH.
MONDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUDN 14 MPH.
FORECASTER...NR
REQUESTED BY...BRAD TOVAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/18/26
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