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FNUS76 KSTO 100335
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAIN TOP PILES BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
835 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY AND CLEAR SKIES, WITH GENERALLY LIGHT SURFACE WINDS
AT THE BURN SITE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURES
WITH RIDGETOP GUSTS UP TO AROUND 15 MPH TODAY, THEN A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN BY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS
OVER THE REGION AND LOOKS TO BE IN CONTROL INTO THIS WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER AS WELL AS WE MOVE PAST
WEDNESDAY.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO
9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6
TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............44 51 59
RH..............71 57 39
SL/VL WIND......E 2G7 S 3G9 W 6G13
RIDGETOP WIND...E 7 SE 6 W 9
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 600 2900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 SE 6 W 9
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............53 46 44
RH..............57 67 53
SL/VL WIND......W 6G13 NE 2G6 E 3G8
RIDGETOP WIND...W 6 NE 5 NE 10
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 NE 5 NE 10
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............43 56 65
RH..............40 27 22
SL/VL WIND......E 3G8 NE 3G8 W 5G10
RIDGETOP WIND...E 10 NE 10 W 8
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 3400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 NE 10 W 8
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...TAHOE AMERICAN RIVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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