926  
FNUS86 KSTO 171003  
FWLSTO  
 
ECCDA DISCUSSIONS FOR CALIFORNIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
303 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
ECC005-180415-  
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR REDDING ECC DISPATCH  
303 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH RH VALUES UNDER 20% ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR  
TRINITY COUNTY AND SHASTA COUNTY...  
 
A SLIGHTLY COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY, BUT HIGHS  
WILL REMAIN 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE-NORMAL. DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN WITH  
LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20S. WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT DIURNAL AND TERRAIN- DRIVEN, BECOMING LIGHT TO  
GENTLE SOUTH TO WEST BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER TEMPERATURES  
AND RETURNING ONSHORE FLOW ALONGSIDE IMPROVING HUMIDITY VALUES IS  
EXPECTED BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES  
REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FROM TUESDAY ONWARD, WITH HIGHEST POTENTIAL  
FOR WETTING RAIN AT THIS TIME IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
 

 
 
ECC007-180415-  
MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY, AND DELTA-  
DISCUSSION FOR WILLOWS ECC DISPATCH  
303 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH RH VALUES UNDER 20% ARE EXPECTED TODAY  
FOR LAKE COUNTY, AND INTERIOR MENDOCINO COUNTY...  
 
A SLIGHTLY COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY, BUT HIGHS  
WILL REMAIN 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE-NORMAL. DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN WITH  
LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20S, IMPROVING  
TO 20S PERCENT ON SUNDAY WITH THE DELTA BREEZES. WINDS WILL BE  
LIGHT DIURNAL AND TERRAIN- DRIVEN, BECOMING LIGHT TO GENTLE SOUTH  
TO WEST BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RETURNING  
ONSHORE FLOW ALONGSIDE IMPROVING HUMIDITY VALUES IS EXPECTED BY  
EARLY NEXT WEEK. INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAIN IN THE  
FORECAST FROM TUESDAY ONWARD, WITH HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR WETTING  
RAIN AT THIS TIME IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
 

 
 
ECC008-180415-  
RED BLUFF AND OROVILLE-  
DISCUSSION FOR RED BLUFF AND OROVILLE ECC DISPATCH  
303 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
A SLIGHTLY COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY, BUT HIGHS  
WILL REMAIN 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE-NORMAL. DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN WITH  
LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20S. WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT DIURNAL AND TERRAIN- DRIVEN, BECOMING LIGHT TO  
GENTLE SOUTH TO WEST BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER TEMPERATURES  
AND RETURNING ONSHORE FLOW ALONGSIDE IMPROVING HUMIDITY VALUES IS  
EXPECTED BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES  
REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FROM TUESDAY ONWARD, WITH HIGHEST POTENTIAL  
FOR WETTING RAIN AT THIS TIME IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
 

 
 
ECC011-180415-  
TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR GRASS VALLEY ECC DISPATCH  
303 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND ADJACENT  
FOOTHILLS THROUGH TODAY...  
 
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WITH BREEZY OFFSHORE WINDS IS EXPECTED TO  
CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY IN  
THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS IS FORECAST WITH POOR TO VERY  
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EXPECTED AS WELL. DESPITE LIGHTER NORTH  
TO EAST WINDS, SOME GUSTS 15-25 MPH PERSIST, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE  
SIERRA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
CONTINUING THROUGH TODAY. A PATTERN CHANGE REMAINS ON TRACK  
SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RETURNING  
ONSHORE FLOW ALONGSIDE IMPROVING HUMIDITY VALUES BY EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FROM  
TUESDAY ONWARD, WITH HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAIN AT THIS  
TIME IN THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A 10% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM  
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY FOR THE SIERRA, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE  
I-80.  
 

 
 
ECC015-180415-  
STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN ANDREAS ECC DISPATCH  
303 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND ADJACENT  
FOOTHILLS THROUGH TODAY...  
 
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WITH BREEZY OFFSHORE WINDS IS  
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. LOW DAYTIME  
HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS IS FORECAST WITH POOR  
TO VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EXPECTED AS WELL. DESPITE LIGHTER  
NORTH TO EAST WINDS, SOME GUSTS 15-25 MPH PERSIST, ESPECIALLY ALONG  
THE SIERRA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH TODAY. A PATTERN CHANGE REMAINS ON  
TRACK SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RETURNING  
ONSHORE FLOW ALONGSIDE IMPROVING HUMIDITY VALUES BY EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FROM  
TUESDAY ONWARD, WITH HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAIN AT THIS  
TIME IN THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A 10% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM  
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY FOR THE SIERRA, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE  
I-80.  
 

 
 
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