952
FNUS76 KSTO 150700
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FORBESTOWN IRSC PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1100 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE IN SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING, BECOMING LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT
OF THE SOUTH GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. MODERATE RAIN TO HEAVY IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE (15%) OF THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES
THROUGH MONDAY (WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY), WITH WET SNOW TUESDAY
BRINGING LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS TO AROUND AN INCH AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. A COOL AND UNSETTLED PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................9 PERCENT INCREASING TO 95 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
CWR.............10 50 50 100
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10
TEMP............44 48 50 49
RH..............87 76 71 76
SL/VL WIND......SE 5G14 SE 6G20 S 7G20 S 6G20
RIDGETOP WIND...S 35 S 40 S 40 S 35
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 3100 2600 1000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 22 S 21 S 14
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 13 TO 14 MPH.TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5+ FEET OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR THE BURN SITE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
CWR.............100 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5+ FEET OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR THE BURN SITE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TEMP............47 46 46 45 45 45 44 43 42 42 42 41
RH..............86 87 88 89 90 90 90 90 90 91 91 92
SL/VL WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.20 17 17 17 13 13 13 10 10 10 9 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W
RIDGE WIND SPD..14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........83-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................94 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...13 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
CWR.............90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............41 41 41 41 41 42 43 43 43 42 42 41
RH..............93 93 93 92 91 91 91 91 90 88 87 88
SL/VL WIND DIR..SE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 12 12 12 13 13 13 16 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E SE SE SE S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..13 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E E E E SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
THURSDAY
SNOW AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S.
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...JARED HAWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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