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FNUS76 KSTO 230357
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR DOE MILL PILE BURN...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
857 PM PDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SUNNY AND QUIET WEATHER ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL
MAINLY BE OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST THROUGH THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON, 3-6MPH AT THE SLOPE/VALLEY WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
10-12MPH AND 5-7MPH ALONG RIDGETOPS. LIGHT, TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS
ARE THEN ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT.
A WEAK SYSTEM WILL INTRODUCE WEAK INSTABILITY AND CHANCES FOR
VERY LIGHT SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. BEST LIGHT SHOWER/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES ARE
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. LATEST FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE
LESS THAN 0.10". WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH ON FRIDAY AS WELL
WITH AFTERNOON/EVENING GUSTS TO 15 MPH. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 53 57 59 60 62 64 65 65 66
RH..............59 52 50 49 49 48 46 44 43 41
SL/VL WIND DIR..NE W W W W W W W W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..3 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 5 3
SL/VL WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 9 10 12 10 9 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW NW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 6
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 6
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 63 61 57 57 55 56 55 53 53 53 51
RH..............43 48 54 59 59 61 57 58 57 58 58 58
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W S E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 9
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 9
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............53 53 53 55 57 59 61 62 63 64 65 64
RH..............57 57 58 58 57 56 55 55 54 52 50 50
SL/VL WIND DIR..NE NE E E E SW SW SW S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 13 13 13 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SW SW SW S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SW SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 9
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW BRADY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/23/26
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