048
FNUS76 KSTO 172357
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR PILLS M COLLINS VMP...SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN FIRE DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
457 PM PDT WED JUN 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE BURN LOCATION ON THURSDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE TRENDING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN DAYS PRIOR, WITH
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT STILL VERY WARM. WEAKER SOUTHWEST FLOW IS
FORECAST FOR THE MORNING, BUT WILL PICKUP IN THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
BREEZY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST
TO REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH THROUGH 1300. THE CHANCE FOR WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN
10 MPH INCREASES TO 95% THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE FORECAST FROM 1300 THROUGH 2300 PDT. STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS 18 TO 23 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH,
STRONGEST AFTER 1300.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 75 79 83 85 86 87 85
RH..............62 53 46 41 37 35 34 35
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 10 12 12 13
SL/VL WIND GUST.10 12 12 14 16 18 20 21
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 12 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 12 12 12 14
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS 18 TO 23 MPH,
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER 2300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC PC
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............84 81 73 68 65 62 60 59 59 57 57 57
RH..............38 43 52 62 70 77 82 84 87 89 89 90
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..13 13 10 10 10 9 7 7 5 5 5 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.21 21 17 17 17 12 12 12 9 9 9 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 8 8 10 13 15 16 16 16 15 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 12 12 12 10 10 10 8 8 8 7
FORECASTER...KH
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION CHIEF CHRIS VESTAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2615730.0/STO
.DELDT 06/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL VESTAL.CHRISTOPHER@METROFIRE.CA.GOV
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