885
FNUS76 KSTO 170300
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS UNIT 7...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
800 PM PDT MON MAR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE BURN LOCATION OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE REGION IS UNDER STRONG HIGH PRESSURE.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS. AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO AROUND
4500-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM NORTHEAST IN THE
OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING, AND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND LESS
THAN 10 TO 12 MPH. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO THE TEENS FOR MOST OF
THIS WEEK, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1400-1800 HOURS WHEN HUMIDITY IS LOWEST AND
TEMPERATURES ARE HOTTEST. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST THE
NEXT 7 DAYS.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
2 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
2 TO 10 MPH 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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR CLR MCR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 43 43 48 56 64 70 76 81 82 83 82
RH..............63 62 66 59 52 42 30 23 20 18 17 15
SL/VL WIND DIR..E NE NE N E SE SW SW SW W W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 6 6 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 3 2 2 2 2 5 7 9 12 13 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE S S S W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE S S S W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 10 10 10 9
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO
5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH IN
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
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 CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............80 75 68 63 60 56 54 52 50 48 47 46
RH..............21 26 31 36 41 46 50 53 55 57 59 60
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W W W W E E E NE NE NE NE
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 6 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SL/VL WIND GUST.14 14 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NE NE NE NE
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 5
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 7 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO WEST 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
WEST 11 TO 12 MPH 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 CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 43 45 50 58 65 72 77 80 83 84 82
RH..............63 64 63 56 46 36 25 20 19 16 15 16
SL/VL WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E W W W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 7
SL/VL WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 10 10 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 14 14 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 10 10 10 12
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY 14 TO 19 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY 16 TO 21 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80.
LIGHT WINDS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20 TO 25 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...KH
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS SCHNEIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605913.1/STO
.DELDT 03/17/26
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