708
FNUS76 KSTO 210448
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
848 PM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ACTIVE WEATHER RETURNS TO THE BURN SITE SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT
WEEK. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE (10-30% CHANCE) THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN INCOMING SYSTEM ARRIVING SATURDAY
NIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT, BEFORE INCREASING OUT OF THE
SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH. SOUTH WINDS WILL
REMAIN PERIODICALLY GUSTY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION ARRIVES SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WARM WEATHER SYSTEM
BRINGS RAIN AND A LESS THAN 5% CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS,
WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 5000 FEET. FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS HAVE
TRENDED LOWER AND ARE NOW BETWEEN 2.00 AND 4.00 INCHES. ADDITIONAL
LIGHT RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH END OF
WEEK.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 10-30% CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................28 PERCENT DECREASING TO 7 PERCENT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO
18 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............30 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 34 34 37 39 41 43 44 45 45 44
RH..............100 99 100 91 86 80 73 71 71 71 76
SL/VL WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E SE N N N N
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 9 10 12 12 13 12 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 7 9 9 9 12 12 12 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.8 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 9 9 9 12 12 12 6 6
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30% CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH
WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 87 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY
CWR.............30 30 30 30 60 60 60 60 60 60 90 90
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 42 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 40 39 39
RH..............84 89 88 90 94 97 99 100 100 100 100 100
SL/VL WIND DIR..N E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..5 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 20 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 12 12 12 12 12
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........86-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH. GUSTS 15 TO 21 MPH IN
THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................87 PERCENT DECREASING TO 51 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
CWR.............90 90 90 90 80 80 80 80 80 80 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 40 40 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 46 45
RH..............99 99 99 99 99 99 98 97 94 90 88 90
SL/VL WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 21 21 21 16 16 16 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 7 7
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN REGELIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602838.4/STO
.DELDT 02/21/26
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