900
FNUS76 KSTO 210204
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
704 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE AT THE BURN LOCATION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN AND GENERALLY LIGHT, WITH MID FLAME WIND
SPEEDS UP TO 7 MPH AT TIMES ON SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL SEE MINOR IMPROVEMENTS IN DAYTIME MINIMUMS AND OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY OVER THE WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH DAYTIME MINIMUMS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN IN THE 20S ACROSS THE FORECAST PERIOD. OTHERWISE, DRY
WEATHER PERSISTS.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 9 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 9 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...NR
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606535.0/STO
.DELDT 03/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV,DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV
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