437  
FNUS76 KSTO 231624  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
924 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY, WITH WELL-ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED  
TO CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
KEEP THIS PATTERN IN PLACE, HOWEVER ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY SLIGHT  
CHANGES IN THE LARGE SCALE WEATHER PATTERN WILL ALLOW FOR A PERIOD  
OF BREEZY TO LOCALLY GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP, WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO  
35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND RETURN TO MOSTLY  
TERRAIN DRIVEN AND FOLLOW THE DIURNAL PATTERN OF STRONGER WINDS IN THE  
OVERNIGHT PERIOD, WEAK WINDS DURING THE DAY. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL  
CONTINUE TO BE IN THE LOW TO MID 20S DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 12 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR 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............46 52 58 64 67 70 71 73 74 73  
RH..............72 63 53 45 39 36 33 29 27 27  
SL/VL WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 5 5 5 10 10 10 12  
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 3 3 12 12 12 21 21 21 28  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 7 24 24 24 30 30 30 28  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 24 24 24 30 30 30 28  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87-91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 28 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 13  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
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............70 66 61 58 55 53 50 48 47 45 44 43  
RH..............31 38 46 53 59 65 69 72 75 78 81 82  
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
SL/VL WIND SPD..12 12 6 6 6 2 2 2 1 1 1 1  
SL/VL WIND GUST.28 28 14 14 14 5 5 5 3 3 3 2  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..28 28 13 13 13 9 9 9 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 5.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 28 13 13 13 9 9 9 8 8 8 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHERLY  
AROUND 8 TO 15 MPH AROUND 6PM AND LATER, WITH  
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC PC 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............42 43 45 50 57 63 67 69 71 72 73 71  
RH..............84 83 80 72 61 50 42 35 30 26 23 23  
SL/VL WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 9 9 9 10  
SL/VL WIND GUST.2 2 3 3 3 9 9 9 18 18 18 24  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 23 23 23 24 24 24 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 23 23 23 24 24 24 20  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 TO 15 MPH, GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH  
IN THE MORNING. WINDS BECOME LIGHTER BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.   
FRIDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...RICH DAVIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607325.0/STO  
.DELDT 03/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RICHARD.DAVIS2@USDA.GOV,TRAVIS.SCHNEIDER@USDA.GOV  
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