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FNUS76 KSTO 200321
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
821 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE AT THE BURN LOCATION
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, FOLLOWED BY MARGINAL COOLING OVER THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
TERRAIN DRIVEN AND GENERALLY LIGHT, WITH MID FLAME WIND SPEEDS UP
TO 5 MPH AT TIMES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL SEE MINOR
IMPROVEMENTS IN DAYTIME MINIMUMS AND OVERNIGHT RECOVERY, ALTHOUGH
DAYTIME MINIMUMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20S ACROSS THE
FORECAST PERIOD. OTHERWISE, DRY WEATHER PERSISTS.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...NR
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606534.0/STO
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV,DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV
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