590  
FNUS76 KSTO 022225  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE CONTROL 3...SIERRA COLLEGE FIRE ACADEMY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
325 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY AND HOT WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN  
THE 90S AND DAYTIME HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS. WE CAN EXPECT SIMILAR  
TRENDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A SLIGHT UPTICK IN HUMIDITY  
VALUES EARLY NEXT WEEK. DIURNAL, TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS EXPECTED  
WITH EAST WINDS IN THE MORNINGS SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
TEMP............65 72 82 88 91 92 93 91 91 90  
RH..............38 33 22 17 15 15 15 16 16 17  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E N SW W W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 2 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 2 3 6 8 10 10 10 9  
SURFACE WND DIR.E E N SW W W W W W NW  
SURFACE WND SPD.5 2 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 2  
SURFACE WND GST.8 6 2 3 6 8 10 10 10 9  
RIDGE/UPSLP DIR.E E N SW W W W W W NW  
RIDGE/UPSLP SPD.8 6 2 3 6 8 10 10 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 0.9 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 1.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SW SW SW W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST  
BY THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).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............63 63 65 72 80 87 90 92 91 92 91 88  
RH..............41 41 40 33 25 17 14 14 15 16 17 20  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E N N N W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 0 0 0 3 3 3 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 9 9 2 2 2 8 8 8 6  
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E E E N N N W W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 6 6 6 0 0 0 3 3 3 1  
SURFACE WND GST.7 7 9 9 9 2 2 2 8 8 8 6  
RIDGE/UPSLP DIR.E E E E E N N N W W W W  
RIDGE/UPSLP SPD.7 7 9 9 9 2 2 2 8 10 8 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 7.4 7.4 7.4 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E N N N W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 10 10 8  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT  
WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DA  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID BALDWIN BATTALION CHIEF  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2622923.0/STO  
.DELDT 10/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DBALDWIN7@SIERRACOLLEGE.EDU  
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