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FNUS76 KSTO 170752
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1152 PM PST MON FEB 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 1000-2000 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
INTERMITTENT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, DURING THIS TIME SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP
BELOW 1000 FEET. CURRENTLY, FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE BETWEEN 1.25
AND 1.75 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY AND FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
AROUND 1.50 INCHES. THERE IS A 15 TO 20% CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING AS WELL. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY OUT OF THE
SOUTH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS AND ACTIVE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH A
CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATIONS.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................79 PERCENT DECREASING TO 2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...17 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 CDY CDY
CWR.............80 80 80 70 70 70 70 70 70 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 10
TEMP............34 34 34 35 38 39 40 42 42 42 40
RH..............99 99 98 100 94 90 83 72 70 70 76
SL/VL WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 7 7
SL/VL WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 26 26 26 17 17
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 17 17 14 14 14 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.1 2.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 17 14 14 14 10 10
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 27 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 36 34 33 32 31 31 30 29 29 28 28
RH..............82 87 90 91 96 98 98 97 97 97 97 97
SL/VL WIND DIR..S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW
SL/VL WIND SPD..7 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.17 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................27 PERCENT INCREASING TO 72 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
CWR.............30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 70 70
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............27 28 29 30 32 34 37 38 40 40 40 39
RH..............97 97 97 97 95 90 84 79 75 73 74 78
SL/VL WIND DIR..NW W W W S S S S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
SL/VL WIND GUST.8 13 13 13 18 18 18 21 21 21 18 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 12 12 12 10 10 10 14 14 14 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 12 12 10 10 10 14 14 14 13 13
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN REGELIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/17/26
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