065  
FNUS76 KSTO 030225  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLIDAY...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
725 PM PDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH PERIODS OF BREEZY TO LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS  
ON FRIDAY. OUR WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT MOSTLY BENEFICIAL RAINS IS  
CONTINUING TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST, SETTING UP A PSEUDO INSIDE SLIDER  
PATTERN BRINGING THE BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS TO THE BURN SITE. CONTINUED  
DRY AND AT TIMES BREEZY NORTH WINDS CONTINUE SATURDAY MORNING, THEN  
WE WILL TRANSITION INTO A MORE DIURNAL WIND PATTERN SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
INTO SUNDAY. WE WILL STAY IN A WARM AND DRY PATTERN AT LEAST THROUGH  
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 46 57 64 69 71  
RH..............60 48 34 26 24 24  
SL/VL WIND......N 13 N 14 N 14 NE 14 NE 12 NE 10  
SL/VL WIND GUST.21 23 24 23 21 17  
RIDGETOP WIND...N 17 NE 20 NE 21 NE 21 NE 18 NE 16  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 2900 2900 3800 2400  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 17 NE 20 NE 21 NE 21 NE 18 NE 16  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
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............69 64 58 53 51 49  
RH..............27 36 42 46 48 49  
SL/VL WIND......NE 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10  
SL/VL WIND GUST.17 15 15 17 16 16  
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 16 N 12 N 12 N 15 N 13 N 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....2400 400 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 16 N 12 N 12 N 15 N 13 N 13  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5  
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 54 69 76  
RH..............50 43 26 21  
SL/VL WIND......N 10G16 N 10G18 NE 9G17 E 7G13  
RIDGETOP WIND...N 14 NE 13 NE 10 E 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 2400 4600  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 NE 13 NE 10 E 7  
 

 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN REGELIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608796.2/STO  
.DELDT 04/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JUSTIN.REGELIN@USDA.GOV  
 
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