428  
FNUS76 KSTO 240258  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED BLUFF ADMIN PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
658 PM PST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A RELATIVELY WARM WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS LIGHT RAINFALL THROUGH EARLY  
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS A FORECASTED RAINFALL TOTAL OF AROUND 0.5  
INCHES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY,  
WITH PERIODIC GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH IN THE MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS AND  
GUSTS SLOWLY DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY  
WINDS OVERNIGHT, AND LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY (UP TO 10 MPH).  
DRIER WEATHER EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, THEN  
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85-89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 32 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST AROUND 29 TO 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 29 TO 35 MPH.  
CWR.................66 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
CWR.................35 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SP  
REQUESTED BY...BRAD TOVAR  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603658.0/STO  
.DELDT 02/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRADFORD.TOVAR@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.SAMPLEY@USDA.GOV,DUANE.LIVINGSTON@USDA.GOV  
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