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FNUS76 KSTO 070502
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADWOOD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1002 PM PDT TUE OCT 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGHS IN THE 80S WITH DAYTIME RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES IN THE 30S PERCENT. WINDS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY GENTLE,
WITH OFFSHORE BREEZES (E FLOW) SHIFTING TO WEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 8 AM NOON 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............62 83 81
RH..............25 15 18
SL/VL WIND......E 7G10 W 2G7 W 5G12
RIDGETOP WIND...E 7G15 SW 5G10 W 8G15
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 6700 7000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 SW 5 W 8
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6
TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6
TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............75 67 67
RH..............28 33 29
SL/VL WIND......W 2G10 E 6G13 E 6G9
RIDGETOP WIND...W 7G15 NE 6 E 9G15
MIX HGT (FT)....2300 300 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 NE 6 E 9
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 9
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 9
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............65 83 86
RH..............27 21 12
SL/VL WIND......E 7G10 E 8G13 W 5G12
RIDGETOP WIND...E 10G16 E 12G18 SW 9G15
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 9100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 12 SW 9
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FORECASTER...ZV
REQUESTED BY...MIKE DUROCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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