843
FNUS76 KSTO 170340
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR DORRINGTON PSP WIND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
840 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT THE SPOT LOCATION
THROUGH SATURDAY AS A RESULT OF THE LINGERING EASTERLY WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. THAT SAID, THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS AND
LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES HAS ALREADY PASSED. WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL
EVENTUALLY SWITCH, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MINOR
TO MODERATE UPTICK IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED, TOO.
THE INCREASING HUMIDITY TREND WILL BE COINCIDE WITH A COOLING
TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A PATTERN
CHANGE UNFOLDS FOR THE REGION. NON-ZERO SHOWER CHANCES ARE
INTRODUCED TO THE SIERRA AND FOOTHILLS AROUND LATE TUESDAY ALONG
WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AIR.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH/NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..NORTH/NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..NORTH/NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING, RISING
TO AROUND 6400 FT AGL BY MID-DAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........9500 FEET.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........9000 FEET.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6200 FT AGL BY MID-DAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........9500 FEET.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...SETH GREENE
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2623746.3/STO
.DELDT 10/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SETH.M.GREENE@USDA.GOV,REBECCA.SANDS@USDA.GOV
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