802
FNUS76 KSTO 141653
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR AIR RESCUE TRAINING...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
953 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING
TRAINING OPERATIONS ON WEDNESDAY, WITH A 10% CHANCE OF ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 5PM. AT 8AM, WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 5-10 MPH
FROM THE NORTHEAST BEFORE SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST SOUTHWEST BY
AROUND NOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AFTER 2PM, WITH
TRANSPORT WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH AND SURFACE GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF SAR TRAINING
OPERATIONS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AT THE LOCATION.
STRONGER NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO
THURSDAY.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO
17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5-10 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............46 48 50 53 56 59 61 63 63 63
RH..............88 83 76 69 63 58 54 52 51 52
SL/VL WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SW
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 3 3 9 9 9 14 14 14 13
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SW
SURFACE WND SPD.2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
SURFACE WND GST.3 3 3 9 9 9 14 14 14 13
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SW SW SW W
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 12 12 12 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 12 12 12 17
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...KEITH TOOKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2610296.0/STO
.DELDT 04/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KEITH.TOOKER@FIRE.CA.GOV
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