373  
FNUS76 KSTO 230149  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR IRISH RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
649 PM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN LOCATION OVER  
THE WEEKEND. INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING SOME COOLING, ALONG  
WITH PERIODS OF BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS DURING THE DAY WITH 20 FT WIND  
GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. CONFIDENCE  
IS STILL LOW ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS MID NEXT WEEK BUT THERE IS  
CURRENTLY A 30% CHANCE FOR AT LEAST 0.10" RAIN FROM TUESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY AT THE BURN LOCATION.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27-31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP TO 7 MPH LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 14 TO 17 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............58 73 77  
RH..............46 31 30  
SL/VL WIND......E 5G8 SW 6G13 W 7G16  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 9 SW 7 SW 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2400 4900  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 S 7 SW 8  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7  
TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............75 61 57  
RH..............31 49 48  
SL/VL WIND......W 5G14 N 3G8 NE 5G9  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 7 N 7 E 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....3100 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 N 7 E 9  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO  
8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............57 71 75  
RH..............43 34 36  
SL/VL WIND......NE 5G9 NE 2G5 W 7G16  
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 10 E 6 W 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 3800  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10 E 6 W 8  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
MEMORIAL DAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 60S.    
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
 
 
FORECASTER...KH  
REQUESTED BY...SYLVESTER RUIZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613983.4/STO  
.DELDT 05/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SYLVESTER.RUIZ@USDA.GOV  
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