185  
FNUS76 KSTO 130251  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TWAIN INCIDENT...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
751 PM PDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY WEEK AHEAD AS  
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FROM MONSOONAL MOISTURE REMAIN  
POSSIBLE. HIGHEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY  
AFTERNOON (UP TO 15%) AND AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING(UP TO 20%) AND  
AFTERNOON (UP TO 15%). THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE  
PREDOMINANTLY WET ON MONDAY, WITH POTENTIAL FOR A WET/DRY MIX ON  
TUESDAY. REGARDLESS OF WET/DRY STORM MODE, RAINFALL ACCUMULATION  
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT. WINDS GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT TO  
BREEZY FOLLOWING DIURNAL TRENDS, ALTHOUGH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE, WARM TEMPERATURES  
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A TREND TOWARD DRY WEATHER, LOWERING  
HUMIDITY, AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY  
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...UP TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
CWR.............10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 15  
TEMP............62 74 90 96  
RH..............67 58 35 28  
SL/VL WIND......N 0G2 E 1G3 SW 1G7 SW 2G10  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 5 S 5 SW 8 SW 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1900 5700 7800  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 S 5 SW 8 SW 9  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
CWR.............4 4 5 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).4 4 6 10  
TEMP............88 77 69 64  
RH..............36 53 67 74  
SL/VL WIND......SW 2G9 N 0G5 N 0G2 N 0G2  
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 10 SW 7 S 5 N 3  
MIX HGT (FT)....6100 400 300 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 7 S 5 N 3  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING, DECREASING TO 4  
PERCENT LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 10  
PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...UP TO 20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING, DECREASING TO 2  
PERCENT LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO  
15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CWR.............10 8 4 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 12 2 15  
TEMP............64 75 91 96  
RH..............68 55 37 29  
SL/VL WIND......N 0G2 N 0G2 N 0G5 SW 3G10  
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 5 E 5 S 5 SW 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 6600 9600  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 E 5 S 5 SW 8  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY  
IN THE LOWER 20S.    
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. LIGHT  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DAYTIME  
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE LOWER TEENS.    
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. LIGHT  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DAYTIME  
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS.  
 

 
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