512  
FNUS76 KSTO 080405  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIUTE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
905 PM PDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO 70S  
AND DAYTIME HUMIDITIES IN THE 20S TO LOW 30S. WINDS WILL BE  
DIURNAL, WITH EAST WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING THEN  
TRANSITION TO WEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH PERIODIC GUSTS UP  
TO 15 MPH ON THURSDAY. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY.  
WINDS HAVE TRENDED STRONGER WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ON FRIDAY  
10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH, AND CONTINUING SATURDAY  
15-20 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 25-35 MPH. UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS  
WITH RAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHEST  
RAINFALL POTENTIAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 
PROBABILITY OF 35 MPH ON SATURDAY: 60-75% CHANCE  
WETTING RAIN OF SUNDAY-MONDAY PM: 65-75% CHANCE  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
BY THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST BY LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST BY LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
TEMP............49 49 48 54 65 68 70 70 70 71 69 67  
RH..............42 42 42 36 25 23 24 23 24 25 28 31  
SL/VL WIND DIR..E E E E S SW SW SW W W W W  
SL/VL WIND SPD..9 9 10 6 3 3 5 7 9 9 9 6  
SL/VL WIND GUST.14 15 15 12 7 6 8 10 13 13 13 12  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E S SW SW SW W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 9 10 11 10 7 7 7 10 9 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.8 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E S SW SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 9 9 9 8  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
BY LATE IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR  
TEMP............65 59 55 54 52 52 52 52 51 50 49 49  
RH..............37 43 48 50 50 49 48 48 48 49 50 51  
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W NE NE NE E E E E E E E  
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6  
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
TEMP............48 47 47 52 58 63 65 65 65 64 63 62  
RH..............53 55 54 47 38 30 28 28 30 31 34 38  
SL/VL WIND DIR..E E E E E SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 13 13 13 13  
SL/VL WIND GUST.8 8 12 12 12 13 13 13 17 17 17 17  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 16 16 16 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 6.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 16 16 16 18 18 18 18  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH, GUSTING UP TO 30-40 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 MPH.    
COLUMBUS DAY
 
 
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...DA  
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHULZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2623011.4/STO  
.DELDT 10/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STEPHEN.SCHULZ@USDA.GOV,SHAUN.CRAIG@USDA.GOV  
 
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