WWUS86 KSTO 161654 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sacramento CA 954 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 CAZ129>139-161800- /O.EXP.KSTO.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-261016T1700Z/ Sierra (Tehama-Plumas) 1000-3000 ft-Sierra (Tehama-Plumas) Above 3000 ft-N. Motherlode 1000-3000 ft-Sierra (Yuba-Placer) 3000- 5000 ft-Sierra (Sierra-Placer) Above 5000 ft-Central Motherlode 1000-3000 ft-Sierra 3000-5000 ft-Sierra (El Dorado-Amador) Above 5000 ft-Southern Motherlode 1000-3000 ft-Sierra (Cal-Tuo) 3000- 5000 ft-Sierra (Cal-Tuo) Above 5000 ft- 954 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... Strongest east-northeast wind gusts are beginning to weaken this morning, therefore the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 10 am PDT. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue in the Sierra and adjacent foothills through Saturday as low daytime humidity, poor to very poor overnight humidity recoveries, and periodically breezy offshore winds persist. $$ NR