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FNUS76 KSTO 020311
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
711 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRYING CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
LIGHT SURFACE WINDS AND MID-FLAME WINDS BELOW 12 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY. A SYSTEM WILL MOVE BY THE REGION LATER THIS WEEK AND INTRODUCE
A PERIOD OF BREEZY TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS, STRONGEST THURSDAY EVENING AND
FRIDAY, WITH SURFACE GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AND MID-FLAME WINDS GUSTING
TO 12 MPH. VARIABILITY REMAINS IN THE WIND FORECAST THIS FAR OUT, BUT
EARLY SIGNALS ARE SHOWING STRONGER WINDS IN THAT PERIOD. LITTLE TO NO
PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATION IS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS,
WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH A TRACE OF RAIN
EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 49 52 52 49
RH..............91 65 54 58 71
20 FT WIND......W 3 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 13 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3500 3800 3800 1800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 SW 6 W 8 W 8 NW 7
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 38 36 36 36 34
RH..............88 91 91 85 79 76
20 FT WIND......W 7 N 3 NE 6 NE 6 NE 7 NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 7 9 9 10 13
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 200 200 200 200 100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 E 7 E 8
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO
7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 43 56 58
RH..............74 57 44 50
20 FT WIND......NE 7G13 E 7G10 SW 3G6 SW 6G12
MIX HGT (FT)....100 100 1600 2400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 NE 7 W 6 W 7
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/02/26
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.EMAIL BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV,DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV
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