660
FNUS76 KSTO 091407
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAIN TOP PILES BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
707 AM PDT MON MAR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 70S BY THURSDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. MINIMUM RH VALUES DROP TO THE MID 30S
TODAY AND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS UP TO 15MPH ALONG THE RIDGETOP TOMORROW
AFTERNOON OUT OF THE WEST.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 6
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 6 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............46 61 61
RH..............56 40 37
SL/VL WIND......E 3G7 SW 2G6 W 6G12
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 10 NW 10 NW 10
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2200 2700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 W 6 W 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3
TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3
TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............57 49 45
RH..............44 63 72
SL/VL WIND......W 5G9 E 2G6 E 2G7
RIDGETOP WIND...W 10 W 10 W 10
MIX HGT (FT)....900 BLW100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 E 3 E 8
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE
MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............43 51 59
RH..............68 53 40
SL/VL WIND......E 2G7 E 2G7 W 6G10
RIDGETOP WIND...W 15 W 15 NW 15
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 100 3700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 7 W 8
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...TAHOE AMERICAN RIVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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