341  
FNUS76 KSTO 301932  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR INIMIM...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
1232 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 PDT ON MARCH 31.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A 30% CHANCE  
OF LIGHT RAIN (LESS THAN 0.10") OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO  
TUESDAY MORNING. AN INCOMING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED  
RAIN AND PERIODIC SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING 15 TO 25 MPH TO THE  
SITE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. CURRENT FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE  
BETWEEN 1.00 AND 1.25 INCHES, WITH A 10% CHANCE OF TOTAL  
ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 1.50". HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS  
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY, AND MAY BE MODERATE INTENSITY AT TIMES.  
ADDITIONALLY THERE IS A 15-20% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY &  
WEDNESDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30% CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 55 54 54 53 53  
RH..............49 52 52 55 55 54  
SL/VL WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2  
SL/VL WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 6  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 9 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 7 7 7 7  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 18 MPH.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC CDY MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 50 50 50 50 50 50 50  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............52 51 51 50 52 53 55 55 56 56 54 53  
RH..............59 61 66 70 70 69 65 66 69 72 73 80  
SL/VL WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 3  
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 7 7 8 9 12 12 13 13 13 13 12  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 14 14 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 14 14 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 13  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.  
CWR.................45 PERCENT DECREASING TO 29 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 63 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 30 30 30 30 30 30 60  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 50 48 47 48 48 48 47 47 46 45 45  
RH..............86 90 92 93 93 93 94 94 95 96 97 98  
SL/VL WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SL/VL WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 12 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..13 13 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 16  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85-89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.  
CWR.................63 PERCENT INCREASING TO 89 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...19 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY  
CWR.............60 60 60 60 60 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20  
TEMP............44 45 45 45 46 47 48 49 50 50 50 49  
RH..............99 100 100 100 100 98 94 89 86 88 91 95  
SL/VL WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 7  
SL/VL WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 10 14 14 14 17 17 17 20  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..16 16 15 15 15 21 21 21 22 22 22 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 15 15 15 21 21 21 22 22 22 17  
 
 
FORECASTER...KF  
REQUESTED BY...JORGE PACHECO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608172.2/STO  
.DELDT 03/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JPACHECO@BLM.GOV  
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