836  
FNUS76 KSTO 230108  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
608 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A COOLING TREND FROM LAST WEEK'S HIGH TEMPERATURES CONTINUES MONDAY,  
THOUGH HIGHS WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK.  
WINDS REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE WEEK, THOUGH  
BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. MID-FLAME WIND SPEEDS  
GENERALLY BELOW 5 MPH, EXCEPT ON WEDNESDAY WHEN GUSTS CAN GET UP TO 7 MPH.  
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW 20S ON MONDAY, AND HIGH 20S TO LOW 30S ON  
TUESDAY, WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BOTH EVENINGS. OTHERWISE, DRY  
AND CALM WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEK.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5  
TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63-69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 6 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SP  
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606537.0/STO  
.DELDT 03/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV,DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV  
 
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