618
FNUS76 KSTO 230331
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAGALIA RX...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
731 PM PST THU JAN 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS AT THE BURN SITE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE
MOVING ONSHORE IN SOCAL. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY FRIDAY
EVENING, AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONGEST
WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, WHERE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 10 MPH
AND GUSTS 20-25 MPH ARE IN THE FORECAST. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO
INTRODUCE LOWER DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES AS THEY WILL FALL INTO THE
LOW TO MID 20S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN FORECAST
TO DEVELOP OFFSHORE EARLY NEXT WEEK AND REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH
AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 47 54 56 56 53
RH..............54 54 51 51 52 52
SL/VL WIND......NE 2 NE 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 NW 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.8 6 6 7 7 8
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 8 NE 8 NE 7 N 7 N 7 NE 8
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1300 1900 1900 700
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 NE 8 NE 7 N 7 N 7 NE 8
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 24 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 47 46 45 43 42
RH..............52 52 52 50 46 43
SL/VL WIND......NW 2 NE 3 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 7
SL/VL WIND GUST.8 10 16 16 18 20
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 8 NE 17 NE 22 NE 22 NE 22 NE 24
MIX HGT (FT)....700 400 400 400 500 600
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 NE 17 NE 22 NE 22 NE 22 NE 24
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 20-25 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 45 53 55
RH..............39 34 27 26
SL/VL WIND......NE 7G20 NE 6G20 NE 6G18 N 6G17
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 24 NE 22 NE 17 NE 17
MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 1200 3100
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 24 NE 22 NE 17 NE 17
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...ESLY ROMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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