696  
FNUS76 KSTO 160104  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
604 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING TREND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THIS  
WEEK, WITH WELL-ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RH VALUES TRENDING  
LOWER. RH VALUES ON MONDAY WILL BE IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S,  
AND LOWER 20S BY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 5-8MPH  
ON MONDAY. LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ON TUESDAY. MID-FLAME  
WINDS WILL BE AROUND 4-6MPH.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65-69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...JS  
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605844.0/STO  
.DELDT 03/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV,BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV  
 
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