977
FNUS76 KSTO 250302
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
702 PM PST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER RETURNS WEDNESDAY ONWARD, WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND LIGHT, TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANCES
FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH FORECAST AMOUNTS
AROUND 0.50 INCHES. DRY AND WARM WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED TO
RESUME EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WE TRANSITION OUT OF AN ACTIVE WEATHER
PATTERN.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC MC MC
CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 49 50 52 54 56 58 60 60 60 58
RH..............100 100 99 94 87 82 76 71 71 69 78
SL/VL WIND DIR..N N N NE S S S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 1.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO
10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 54 52 50 49 48 48 47 46 45 45 44
RH..............85 91 92 94 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95
SL/VL WIND DIR..S N N N N N N N N N N N
SL/VL WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.9 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..S NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 2 2 2 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 2 2 2 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 44 46 49 52 56 60 62 64 64 63 61
RH..............95 93 89 84 78 71 64 59 56 54 56 61
SL/VL WIND DIR..N N N N N N N E E E S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.9 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 7 7 7 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 7 7 7 3 3 3 5 5
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN REGELIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603484.2/STO
.DELDT 02/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JUSTIN.REGELIN@USDA.GOV
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