006  
FNUS76 KSTO 151528  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 19 ROAD HAND PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
728 AM PST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS FORECAST TO CONTINUE AT THE BURN SITES  
THEN NEXT FEW DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER  
PATTERN, LEADING TO LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS TODAY  
AND TOMORROW, WITH LIMITED OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES INTO THE LOW 30S.  
EAST WINDS ARE IN THE FORECAST, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 15  
MPH; SLIGHTLY STRONGER TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING WITH GUSTS  
REACHING 15-20 MPH. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR  
THE NEXT 5-6 DAYS, WITH NO PRECIPITATION CHANCES UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY  
(1/22/26).  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 3 TO 6 MPH, OCCASIONAL  
GUST TO AROUND 10-15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PST) 8 AM NOON 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............46 59 55  
RH..............34 15 18  
SL/VL WIND......E 6G14 E 5G13 E 5G12  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 13 E 12 E 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....100 300 200  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 12 E 14  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST 14 TO 21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 21 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............49 47 45  
RH..............25 35 35  
SL/VL WIND......E 7G17 E 8G20 E 7G18  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 14 E 21 E 20  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 200  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 14 E 21 E 20  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH, GUSTS UP  
AROUND 15-20 MPH IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST 10 TO 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 18 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............45 51 58  
RH..............28 21 23  
SL/VL WIND......E 7G18 E 6G18 E 5G14  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 18 E 14 E 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 900  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 18 E 14 E 12  
 

 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...MIKE DUROCHER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600236.0/STO  
.DELDT 01/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN-PAUL.DUPUIS@TNC.ORG,MIKE.DUROCHER@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.RADTKE@USDA.GOV,ERIC.HUSMANN@USDA.GOV,JEREMY.HIERONIM@USDA.GOV,GRACE.MCLEOUD@TNC.ORG  
 
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