994  
FNUS76 KSTO 090330  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VOTAW FIRE...USFS ELDORADO NF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
830 PM PDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0630 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK, WITH NO FORECAST  
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS. WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY  
DRIVEN, WITH WINDS FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST (UPSLOPE) DURING THE  
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO  
EAST/DOWNSLOPE WINDS OVERNIGHT. STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP  
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS A DRY SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH.  
TEMPERATURES TREND WARMER THROUGH THE WEEK, PEAKING WEDNESDAY  
AND THURSDAY, BEFORE COOLER WEATHER ARRIVES FRIDAY INTO THE  
WEEKEND.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST UP TO 7 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 9  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE WEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............54 67 74  
RH..............36 26 26  
SL/VL WIND......NE 10G16 S 1G5 W 7G14  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 12 SE 10 W 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2300 6800  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 SE 10 W 9  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 7 MPH, SHIFTING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6  
TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............70 58 57  
RH..............35 54 52  
SL/VL WIND......W 5G13 NE 6G10 E 5G8  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 8 NE 6 E 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....3200 300 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 NE 6 E 7  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP  
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 7 MPH, THEN SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 15  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO  
16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............58 64 71  
RH..............49 45 38  
SL/VL WIND......E 5G7 E 5G8 W 8G15  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 7 E 6 SW 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 7500  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 6 SW 16  
 

 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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