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FNUS76 KSTO 191943
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR GORE RANCH RX...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1243 PM PDT MON OCT 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE
AFTERNOON AS A SYSTEM ALONG THE COAST APPROACHES. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT IN A DIURNAL PATTERN, WITH LIGHT NORTH WINDS IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AROUND
70 PERCENT IS EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY, DROPPING BELOW 50 PERCENT
AROUND 11 AM, THEN AROUND 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY
TRENDS HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY, WITH CHANCES OF RAIN BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THERE IS BETTER POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH FORECAST TOTALS AROUND 0.25".
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTH WINDS IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
TO LIGHT SOUTH WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3
TO 8 MPH BY LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 63 69 71 71
RH..............60 47 38 36 34
SL/VL WIND......N 2 NE 2 SE 2 S 2 S 1
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 5
RIDGETOP WIND...N 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 8 E 3
MIX HGT (FT)....700 2500 2500 3300 1300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 8 E 3
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 20
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 12
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 66 63 61 60 58
RH..............39 46 49 53 57 62
SL/VL WIND......S 1 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2 N 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.5 6 6 5 8 8
RIDGETOP WIND...E 3 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 N 9 N 9
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 N 9 N 9
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................2 PERCENT INCREASING TO 21 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............57 57 58 61 65 69 72 74 75 75 75 74
RH..............64 65 65 61 55 50 46 44 43 43 44 47
SL/VL WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW N N N E E E SE
SL/VL WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 8 8 8 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 8 8 8 12
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...JAN SMUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624058.0/STO
.DELDT 10/19/26
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