566  
FNUS76 KSTO 242239  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NW GATEWAY MACHINE PILES...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
339 PM PDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE AFTER 1100  
THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH TOTAL  
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AROUND 0.50, 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ALSO  
BE POSSIBLE. BREEZY WINDS AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN ALSO BE  
EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER 1100.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.  
MIN HUMIDITY........89-93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 67 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
CWR.............0 40 40 40 70  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............35 37 39 40 37  
RH..............92 98 100 100 100  
SL/VL WIND......SW 6 SW 10 SW 13 SW 14 SW 13  
SL/VL WIND GUST.10 14 18 21 22  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 12 W 16 W 16 SW 21 W 20  
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2700 2700 2400 1600  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 16 W 16 SW 21 W 20  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 16 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 20 MPH.  
CWR.................67 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSN RNSN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............70 70 70 10 10 10  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............37 35 35 33 33 32  
RH..............100 100 95 91 92 91  
SL/VL WIND......SW 13 W 10 W 10 W 9 SW 10 SW 10  
SL/VL WIND GUST.22 17 17 13 14 14  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 20 W 17 W 17 W 18 W 18 W 18  
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1400 1400 700 1400 1400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 20 W 17 W 17 W 18 W 18 W 18  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........83-87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 13 TO 16 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 16 MPH.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 32 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100, THEN 2 UNTIL 1700, THEN 1.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSN SNSHWR SNSHWR RNSN  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
CWR.............10 10 30 30  
LAL.............1 1 2 2  
TEMP............32 31 32 34  
RH..............93 98 99 100  
SL/VL WIND......W 10G14 W 8G13 W 9G13 W 10G15  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 16 W 14 W 15 W 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1900 2500 4300  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 14 W 15 W 15  
 

 
FORECASTER...CS  
REQUESTED BY...DAN OSTMANN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 04/24/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DANIEL_OSTMANN@NPS.GOV  
 
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