921  
FNUS76 KSTO 230045  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUTE FIRING 72226...CALFIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
545 PM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 PDT ON JULY 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER AND CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE BURN  
VICINITY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY  
WARMING THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY  
INTO UPPER 80S IS ANTICIPATED ALTHOUGH DRYING CONDITIONS AND  
DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S IS ON TRACK BY  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW DIURNAL TRENDS  
WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT FROM A NORTH-NORTHEAST DIRECTION OVERNIGHT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 5  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 5  
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 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............85 83 78 74 70 68 66 64 63 61 60 60  
RH..............42 44 49 58 66 72 78 84 87 88 88 88  
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S N N N NE N NE NE  
SL/VL WIND SPD..5 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1  
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 10 8 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S E E E NE NE NE NE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S E E E NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST EARLY 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.......CLR CLR 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............58 61 65 69 76 79 82 85 87 88 89 90  
RH..............88 84 73 64 58 51 46 41 36 31 28 26  
SL/VL WIND DIR..NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 2  
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 6 8 9 10 12 12 10 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...NR  
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MANCEBO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618011.0/STO  
.DELDT 07/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEVIN.MANCEBO@FIRE.CA.GOV  
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