626  
FNUS76 KSTO 070722  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMILTON BRANCH RX...CAL FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
1222 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH DIURNAL WINDS, WEST-  
SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS WITH NORTH-NORTHEAST  
WINDS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT DRYING TREND LEADING INTO FRIDAY WITH  
FURTHER LOWERING OF RH VALUES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, INTO THE UPPER  
TEENS, LOW 20S OVER THE WEEKEND. WARMEST TEMPERATURES AND DRIEST  
CONDITIONS CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 67 73 74  
RH..............61 42 29 26  
SL/VL WIND......SW 1 SW 6 W 9 W 9  
SL/VL WIND GUST.7 13 17 17  
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 6 W 10 W 13 W 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 5800 6700 6700  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 W 10 W 13 W 13  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH UP TO 6 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 9  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 9  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............73 56 46  
RH..............26 56 72  
SL/VL WIND......W 9G17 W 3G6 N 6G7  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 12 W 7 N 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....4900 600 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 7 N 9  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO  
8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 54 70 80  
RH..............72 52 28 18  
SL/VL WIND......N 6G8 NE 3G6 SE 5G8 SW 3G7  
RIDGETOP WIND...N 9 NE 8 SE 8 S 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 4600 7500  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 NE 8 SE 8 S 7  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...NR  
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS PARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612960.0/STO  
.DELDT 05/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.PARK@FIRE.CA.GOV  
 
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