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FNUS76 KSTO 280329
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE CONTROL 3...SIERRA COLLEGE FIRE ACADEMY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE BURN AREA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND ALONGSIDE GENERALLY LIGHT, TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY IN THE 20S TO LOW 30S ALSO LOOK
TO PERSIST THIS WEEKEND. A GRADUAL PATTERN SHIFT THEN ARRIVES
EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING HIGHER HUMIDITY, COOLER TEMPERATURES,
INCREASING RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES, AND PERIODICALLY
BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS. HIGHEST CHANCES FOR RAIN ARE CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP
TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP
TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3600 FT AGL.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5400 FT AGL.
FORECASTER...IDS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID BALDWIN BATTALION CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2608216.0/STO
.DELDT 03/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DBALDWIN7@SIERRACOLLEGE.EDU
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