858
FNUS76 KSTO 230210
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
610 PM PST SUN FEB 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PREDOMINANTLY DRY WEATHER CONTINUES ON MONDAY, BEFORE A WARM
WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS LIGHT RAIN AND PERIODICALLY BREEZY SOUTH WINDS
LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
WILL REMAIN ABOVE 9000 FEET, WITH FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN
0.75 AND 1.00 INCH. WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT, BUT PERIODIC SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST GUSTS TO 15 MPH ARE FORECAST ON TUESDAY. MOSTLY DRY
WEATHER RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 58 60 60 56
RH..............45 43 40 48 63
SL/VL WIND......E 3 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.8 7 9 9 7
RIDGETOP WIND...E 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 SE 5
MIX HGT (FT)....100 900 1300 1300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 SE 5
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST UP
TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 35 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
CWR.............0 0 10 10 10 40
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 50 51 51 50 51
RH..............70 70 61 57 57 58
SL/VL WIND......S 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 7 9
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7
MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 100 100 100 100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT TIMES.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................35 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
CWR.............40 40 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 52 55 56
RH..............62 70 70 71
SL/VL WIND......E 6G9 E 7G10 E 7G13 SE 7G13
RIDGETOP WIND...E 7 E 8 E 8 SE 7
MIX HGT (FT)....100 100 100 200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 8 E 8 SE 7
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/23/26
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