Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
750 FNUS86 KSTO 202159 FWLSTO ECCDA DISCUSSIONS FOR CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 259 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026 ECC005-211600- SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR REDDING ECC DISPATCH 259 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281, 284, 285, 624 AND 625... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 284, 285, 624 AND 625... ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALONG CASCADES NORTH OF CRATER LAKE AND ACROSS NORTHERN FWZ 624/625 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...BREEZY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN THE BURNEY BASIN WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOCUSED IN TRINITY COUNTY... SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT OVER THE COMING DAYS. MINOR COOLING WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK SYSTEM ARRIVES TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW AND PERIODS OF BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE DISTRICT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE BURNEY BASIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, ALONGSIDE DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S. COMBINED, THIS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN LESS THAN 5% FOR INTERIOR NORCAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND GENERALLY BUT WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE (5-10%) FRIDAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COAST RANGE AND NORTHWARD. $$ ECC007-211600- MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY, AND DELTA- DISCUSSION FOR WILLOWS ECC DISPATCH 259 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026 ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOCUSED IN TRINITY COUNTY... SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT OVER THE COMING DAYS. MINOR COOLING WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK SYSTEM ARRIVES TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW AND PERIODS OF BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE DISTRICT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 15-25 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, STRONGEST ON SATURDAY AND OVER THE DELTA ALONGSIDE DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID 20S TO LOW 40S. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN LESS THAN 5% FOR INTERIOR NORCAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ ECC008-211600- RED BLUFF AND OROVILLE- DISCUSSION FOR RED BLUFF AND OROVILLE ECC DISPATCH 259 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026 ...BREEZY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN THE BURNEY BASIN WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT OVER THE COMING DAYS. MINOR COOLING WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK SYSTEM ARRIVES TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW AND PERIODS OF BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE DISTRICT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE BURNEY BASIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, ALONGSIDE DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S. COMBINED, THIS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN LESS THAN 5% FOR INTERIOR NORCAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ ECC011-211600- TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR GRASS VALLEY ECC DISPATCH 259 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA... SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT OVER THE COMING DAYS. MINOR COOLING WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK SYSTEM ARRIVES TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW AND PERIODS OF BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE DISTRICT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20-30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, STRONGEST ON SATURDAY ALONGSIDE DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20S AND 30S. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN LESS THAN 5% FOR INTERIOR NORCAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ ECC015-211600- STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR SAN ANDREAS ECC DISPATCH 259 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026 SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT OVER THE COMING DAYS. MINOR COOLING WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK SYSTEM ARRIVES TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW AND PERIODS OF BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE DISTRICT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20-30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, STRONGEST ON SATURDAY ALONGSIDE DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20S AND 30S. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN LESS THAN 5% FOR INTERIOR NORCAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$