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Spot Forecast for Chute firing 72226...Calfire
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
545 PM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 PDT on July 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather and clear skies are expected to continue in the burn
vicinity tonight into Thursday with warming temperatures gradually
warming Thursday into the weekend. Overnight humidity recovery
into upper 80s is anticipated although drying conditions and
daytime humidity values into the low to mid 20s is on track by
Thursday afternoon. Winds are expected to follow diurnal trends
with breezy southwest winds in the afternoon and early evening
becoming light from a north-northeast direction overnight.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....55-60.
Max humidity........85-90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds up to 5 mph early in the
                    evening becoming light.
 Ridgetop...........South 6 to 9 mph shifting to the east 3 to 5
                    mph late in the evening.
Mixing height.......Falling to around 400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 9 mph shifting to the east 3 to 5
                    mph late in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
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............85  83  78  74  70  68  66  64  63  61  60  60
RH..............42  44  49  58  66  72  78  84  87  88  88  88
SL/VL wind dir..SW  SW  SW  S   S   N   N   N   NE  N   NE  NE
SL/VL wind spd..5   3   3   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   1   1
SL/VL wind gust.12  10  8   6   3   2   2   2   2   2   3   3
Ridge wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE
Ridge wind spd..9   9   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   3
Mix hgt (kft)...3.6 3.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE
Transp wind spd.9   9   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   3

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....89-94.
Min humidity........23-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest up to 5 mph
                    early in the afternoon, then becoming light
                    late in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 3 mph shifting to the
                    southwest early in the morning.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 3 mph shifting to the
                    southwest early in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
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............58  61  65  69  76  79  82  85  87  88  89  90
RH..............88  84  73  64  58  51  46  41  36  31  28  26
SL/VL wind dir..NE  NE  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
SL/VL wind spd..1   1   1   1   2   3   3   5   5   5   3   2
SL/VL wind gust.3   3   3   5   6   8   9   10  12  12  10  9
Ridge wind dir..NE  NE  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Ridge wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   7   7   7   8   8   8   7
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.1
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.3   3   3   3   3   7   7   7   8   8   8   7

$$
Forecaster...NR
Requested by...Kevin mancebo
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618011.0/STO
.DELDT 07/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kevin.mancebo@fire.ca.gov