495
FNUS76 KSTO 141136
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH MEADOW HAND PILES SOUTH BLOCK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
336 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY
AND LIMITED OVERNIGHT RECOVERY ARE FORECAST FOR THE BURN SITE
THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE DIURNAL, WITH EASTERLY WINDS IN THE
MORNING, SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST-WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS
A PATTERN CHANGE EXPECTED BY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK,
WITH A CHANCE FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION BY TUESDAY MORNING. BETTER
CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN ON TUESDAY EVENING AND INTO WEDNESDAY,
WITH ADDITIONAL CHANCES LATE IN THE WEEK. RAIN IS FORECAST, WITH
SNOW LEVELS REMAINING ABOVE THE BURN SITE ELEVATION. BREEZY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 8 AM NOON 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............48 61 58
RH..............15 12 27
SL/VL WIND......E 6G10 S 3G8 SW 2G6
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 8 S 7 S 5
MIX HGT (FT)....100 1300 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 7 S 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING.
GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 8
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............51 49 48
RH..............38 40 30
SL/VL WIND......E 5G7 SE 8G12 E 8G12
RIDGETOP WIND...S 5 E 8 E 8
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 E 8 E 8
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............47 54 57
RH..............20 17 29
SL/VL WIND......E 8G12 E 3G8 W 3G7
RIDGETOP WIND...E 8 SE 3 W 5
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 200 1600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 3 W 5
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...NR
REQUESTED BY...TAHOE/ AMERICAN RIVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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