795
FNUS76 KSTO 251148
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMILTON BRANCH COMMUNITY FUEL BREAK...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
448 AM PDT WED MAR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH THE
EARLY WEEKEND. LIGHT, TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS EXPECTED WITH STRONGEST
WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. BEST CHANCE TO SEE
WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH WILL BE SATURDAY LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AROUND 20-40%. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO 20S FRIDAY, SLIGHTLY IMPROVING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A 60-70% CHANCE
OF 0.75" OF PRECIPITATION OR GREATER MONDAY-THURSDAY AM.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP............55 64 69 69
RH..............25 21 18 19
SL/VL WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 6 SW 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 12 10 12
RIDGETOP WIND...E 12 E 12 S 8 SW 9
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2000 3800 5100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 12 S 8 SW 9
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP............66 57 50 45 41 39
RH..............23 36 45 52 57 59
SL/VL WIND......SW 6 SW 2 SW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 7 7 3 5 5
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 9 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 W 6
MIX HGT (FT)....5100 800 800 800 800 800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 W 6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
TEMP............37 46 66 71
RH..............61 53 28 21
SL/VL WIND......NW 2G5 SW 2G6 S 5G10 SW 10G18
RIDGETOP WIND...W 6 W 6 SW 10 SW 17
MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 3400 7600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 6 SW 10 SW 16
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
TUESDAY
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...DA
REQUESTED BY...ROBBIE WHITCHURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607436.0/STO
.DELDT 03/25/26
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.EMAIL ROBERT.WHITCHURCH@FIRE.CA.GOV
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