501  
FNUS76 KSTO 180347  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
847 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MONDAY'S STORM WILL EXIT THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, ALLOWING  
FOR DRY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AT THE SPOT LOCATION FOR THE DAY  
ON TUESDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE LIGHT DURING THIS TIME.  
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON LATE WEDNESDAY  
AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY. EVEN THEN, PRECIPITATION CHANCES AT THE SPOT  
LOCATION ARE MINIMAL WITH ONLY NOW FOR THE SPOT LOCATION, EXPECTING  
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS TO REMAIN VERY LIGHT WITH ROUGHLY A 50% CHANCE  
OF GREATER THAN 0.01 INCHES OF RAIN, AND ONLY A 20% CHANCE OF GREATER  
THAN 0.10 INCHES (I.E., WETTING RAIN). PERIODS OF BREEZY SOUTHERLY  
WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS MID-WEEK SYSTEM.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84-88 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SR  
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2506800.0/STO  
.DELDT 03/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV,DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab CA Page
Main Text Page