465  
FNUS76 KSTO 130336  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
836 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CLEAR SKIES AND CONTINUED DRY WEATHER ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR THE  
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP OVERHEAD. THIS  
WILL RESULT IN WELL- ABOVE TEMPERATURES AND LOWERING RELATIVE  
HUMIDITIES. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW  
20S, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE VALUES MAY DROP INTO THE MID TO LOW TEENS.  
MIDFLAME WINDS THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST TO  
WEST AROUND 2 TO 5 MPH, WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER SURFACE GUSTS ON  
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ABOVE NORMAL WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........61-65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 

 
FORECASTER...KF  
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605497.0/STO  
.DELDT 03/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV,BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV  
 
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