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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH MEADOWS HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
125 PM PST MON DEC 8 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON DECEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE
BURN LOCATION THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS THE REGION.
GENERALLY LIGHTER, DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS ARE FORECAST EACH DAY, WITH
STRONGEST WINDS IN THE EVENING THROUGH EARLY MORNING PERIODS
WITH DOWNSLOPE/EASTERLY WINDS UP TO 5 TO 9 MPH. NO PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND THEN CHANCES FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION
BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO
6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3
TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............43 57 59
RH..............43 40 45
SL/VL WIND......E 3G7 NE 2G6 W 2G8
RIDGETOP WIND...N 5 NW 3 NW 6
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1300 2800
TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 NW 3 NW 6
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH
AFTER 2000.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 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............49 45 44
RH..............52 47 44
SL/VL WIND......W 2G5 E 5G9 E 5G9
RIDGETOP WIND...N 3 E 7 E 8
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1100 1100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 E 7 NE 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............44 55 63
RH..............40 43 38
SL/VL WIND......NE 5G8 NE 2G6 W 2G6
RIDGETOP WIND...E 8 E 5 NW 5
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1200 3000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 5 NW 5
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 6 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FORECASTER...KH
REQUESTED BY...TAHOE/AMERICAN RIVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527176.0/STO
.DELDT 12/09/25
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