178  
FNUS76 KSTO 040212  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLIDAY...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
712 PM PDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY AND SUNNY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE THE NEXT SEVERAL  
DAYS, AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. NORTH WINDS  
CONTINUE, ALTHOUGH MUCH WEAKER COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS AT  
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH AT THE SURFACE. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE  
TO BE IN THE LOW 20S, AND CRACK INTO THE MID TO UPPER TEENS THE NEXT  
SEVERAL DAYS. OUR NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY  
AS A SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA BRINGING LIGHT RAIN, ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS, BREEZY WINDS, AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.    
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5  
TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 54 65 72 76 77  
RH..............47 39 29 23 21 23  
SL/VL WIND......N 10 N 10 NE 10 NE 8 N 6 W 6  
SL/VL WIND GUST.17 18 17 14 12 9  
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 15 NE 15 NE 10 NE 10 NE 7 NW 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 3000 3000 4000 1600  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NE 15 NE 10 NE 10 NE 7 NW 6  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 68 62 57 53 52  
RH..............27 39 45 47 49 50  
SL/VL WIND......W 6 E 6 E 6 N 7 N 7 N 7  
SL/VL WIND GUST.9 8 8 10 12 12  
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 6 NE 6 NE 6 N 7 N 8 N 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 400 400 300 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 NE 6 NE 6 N 7 N 8 N 8  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7  
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6  
TO 13 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 56 70 76  
RH..............52 47 31 24  
SL/VL WIND......N 8G12 N 7G12 NE 5G8 S 6G12  
RIDGETOP WIND...N 10 N 13 NE 6 S 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 2000 4100  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 13 NE 6 S 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN REGELIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608796.3/STO  
.DELDT 04/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JUSTIN.REGELIN@USDA.GOV  
 
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