771
FNUS76 KSTO 200046
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODS FIRE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
546 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY DRY AND BREEZY WEATHER PERSISTS ALONGSIDE SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES IN THE BURN VICINITY HEADING TOWARD THE WEEKEND AND
MOVING INTO NEXT WEEK. WINDS LOOK TO CONTINUE DIURNAL TERRAIN
DRIVEN TRENDS, REMAINING LIGHT TO BREEZY FROM A SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING TO A WEST-
SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AND BECOMING GUSTY AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS ARE GENERALLY ANTICIPATED
FROM FRIDAY ONWARD AS A DRY WEATHER SYSTEM IN THE VICINITY
INTRODUCES MORE PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS. SLIGHT (LESS THEN 5%)
CHANCES FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRESENT ON FRIDAY, BUT
THERE IS LIMITED CONFIDENCE IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AT THIS
TIME. OTHERWISE, LIMITED HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DAYTIME HUMIDITY IN
THE 20S CONTINUES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH IMPROVING
CONDITIONS ON TRACK FROM THE WEEKEND ONWARD.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST-
SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST UP TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 19 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. 10% CHANCE OF RAIN OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...NR
REQUESTED BY...AMY WINZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619656.5/STO
.DELDT 08/19/26
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.EMAIL SHAUN.CRAIG@USDA.GOV,AMY.WINZER@USDA.GOV,SCOTT.RUSSELL2@USDA.GOV,STANISLAUSDISPATCH@USDA.GOV
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