620
FNUS76 KSTO 250309
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BERRY BRUSH PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
709 PM PST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LINGERING LIGHT SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO DRY
CONDITIONS BY THE AFTERNOON. PERIODIC GUSTS TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND TERRAIN-
DRIVEN.DRY AND WARM WEATHER CONTINUES THURSDAY ONWARD, WITH
CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO STAY ABOVE 8000 FEET. CURRENT FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE AROUND
0.25 INCHES. LONGTERM GUIDANCE FAVORS CONTINUED WARM AND DRY
WEATHER HEADING INTO EARLY MARCH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 6
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................32 PERCENT DECREASING TO 8 PERCENT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............30 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0
TEMP............50 53 56
RH..............91 82 73
SL/VL WIND......SE 6G14 S 6G14 SW 6G10
RIDGETOP WIND...S 7 S 7 S 7
MIX HGT (FT)....200 1000 2000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 7 S 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 7
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 9
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............54 50 48
RH..............79 79 76
SL/VL WIND......S 5G9 NE 5G9 NE 6G12
RIDGETOP WIND...S 5 E 7 E 8
MIX HGT (FT)....800 300 100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 E 7 E 8
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............46 58 62
RH..............69 52 53
SL/VL WIND......NE 7G13 NE 5G9 SW 5G9
RIDGETOP WIND...E 9 E 5 S 5
MIX HGT (FT)....100 900 1600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 5 S 5
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...JASON MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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