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FNUS76 KSTO 231923
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BERRY BRUSH PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1123 AM PST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A WARM WEATHER SYSTEM
BRINGING ADDITIONAL RAIN AND BREEZY WIND TO THE AREA. LIGHT
SHOWERS DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING, BEFORE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
CONTINUES INTO TUESDAY EVENING. CURRENT FORECAST SHOW THE
HEAVIEST RAIN FROM 12 PM - 7 PM TUESDAY WITH 2-3" FORECASTED, UP
TO 4 INCHES IF SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVENTION (5-10%) PROVIDES
HEAVIER RAIN BANDS, THEN LINGERING SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY EARLY
AM. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 6000FT, INCREASING TO 10KFT AND ABOVE BY
TUESDAY MORNING.
INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-30 MPH
AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF
TUESDAY NIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) NOON 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY
CWR.............0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0
TEMP............56 56
RH..............49 57
SL/VL WIND......S 7G12 S 6G10
RIDGETOP WIND...S 10 SE 10
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SE 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20-25
MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
CWR.............10 80 80
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............52 51 47
RH..............65 68 83
SL/VL WIND......SE 8G12 SE 9G17 SE 13G22
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 8 SE 12 SE 14
MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 12 SE 14
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........82-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20-30 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5-10 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
CWR.............100 100 100
CHC OF THDR (%).5 5 8
TEMP............47 47 49
RH..............86 86 90
SL/VL WIND......SE 13G24 SE 14G26 SE 12G23
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 15 SE 15 S 13
MIX HGT (FT)....500 900 900
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 SE 15 S 13
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...DA
REQUESTED BY...JASON MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/23/26
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