076
FNUS76 KSTO 291436
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADWOOD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
736 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS AT THE BURN SITE THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AND OUT OF
THE AREA, INTRODUCING EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY, CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. TODAY WILL ALSO FEATURE LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY, WITH
VALUES FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS. SLIGHT RECOVERY EXPECTED
ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA, WITH
HUMIDITY VALUES CLIMBING TO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WINDS RETURN THO THEIR DIURNAL PATTERN BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER
PATTERN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 8
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 8 AM NOON 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............56 71 75
RH..............30 18 18
SL/VL WIND......E 13G20 NE 1G6 W 2G9
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 22 NE 16 NE 10
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 4900 6100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 10 N 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 14 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 13
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............71 65 66
RH..............23 21 19
SL/VL WIND......N 2G6 E 14G22 E 14G18
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 12 NE 9 N 3
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 E 14 E 15
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 8
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............62 70 76
RH..............24 22 22
SL/VL WIND......E 12G17 E 7G17 W 3G10
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 9 N 8 NW 2
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1400 4200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 9 W 8
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...MIKE DUROCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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