879
FNUS76 KSTO 240323
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
723 PM PST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WARM, WET SYSTEM ARRIVES OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY, BRINGING
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS. FORECAST RAIN
TOTAL AMOUNTS NEAR THE SITE ARE BETWEEN 3.0 TO 3.5 INCHES, WITH
HEAVIEST RAIN RATES EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
REMAIN ABOVE 9000 FEET FOR THIS SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL
BE PRIMARILY LIGHT, THOUGH SOUTHERLY GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ON TUESDAY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ON
WEDNESDAY. DRIER WEATHER ALSO RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUES
THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
OVER THE WEEKEND.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........88-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT DECREASING TO 84 PERCENT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
CWR.............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............49 48 48 48 49 51 51 52 53 53 53
RH..............100 100 99 99 98 100 100 92 91 90 93
SL/VL WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 16 16 16 13 13 13 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 16 16 16 13 13 13 8 8
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................84 PERCENT DECREASING TO 12 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............80 80 80 80 40 40 40 40 40 40 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............52 51 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 49 48
RH..............98 100 99 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100
SL/VL WIND DIR..S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
SL/VL WIND GUST.15 12 12 12 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC
CWR.............10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 47 48 48 50 53 56 58 60 60 60 57
RH..............100 100 99 97 92 84 74 66 61 58 59 65
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW N N N N N N S S S E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW N N N N N N S S S E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5
FORECASTER...SP
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN REGELIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603484.1/STO
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JUSTIN.REGELIN@USDA.GOV
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