887
FNUS76 KSTO 050438
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARACK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
838 PM PST WED FEB 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A DRY AND CALM WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY AT THE
BURN SITE. WINDS WILL TAKE ON A MORE DIURNAL FLOW PATTERN
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH BREEZY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT
INTO THE MORNING AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS TO POTENTIALLY SINGLE
DIGITS AS A DRYING TREND CONTINUES ON THURSDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES
WILL OCCUR IN THE MORNINGS DUE TO INFLUENCES FROM DOWNSLOPE
WINDS. HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO TREND HIGHER ON FRIDAY AS A WEATHER
SYSTEM MOVES IN, BRINGING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 4 TO 8
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 4 TO 8
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 46 54 56 55 45
RH..............10 15 15 21 27 46
SL/VL WIND......E 7 E 6 S 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.13 10 9 10 12 12
RIDGETOP WIND...E 8 E 8 S 8 SW 8 SW 8 S 6
MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 2700 4000 4000 1200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 8 S 8 SW 8 SW 8 S 6
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST UP TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7
TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 40 39 39 39 39
RH..............49 50 50 48 45 38
SL/VL WIND......SW 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 E 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 10 8
RIDGETOP WIND...S 6 E 7 E 7 E 7 SE 7 SE 9
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 100 100 100 100 100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 E 7 E 7 E 7 SE 7 SE 9
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 8
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............0 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............37 45 47
RH..............51 40 43
SL/VL WIND......E 5G8 W 3G9 W 6G10
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 9 SW 9 W 7
MIX HGT (FT)....100 2400 5000
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 SW 9 W 7
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...SYLVESTER RUIZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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