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FNUS76 KSTO 251909
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR PLUMAS CAL-TREX FRC...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1209 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INTRODUCE CHANCES FOR LIGHT SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY, WITH FORECAST RAIN
AMOUNTS LESS THAN 0.05 INCHES. SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE
BREEZY AT TIMES ON SUNDAY, WITH GUSTS 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF
THE WEST AT 5-10 MPH FOR THE RIDGETOP AND AROUND 5 MPH AT THE
SLOPE/VALLEY MONDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY, FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL
WARMING AND DRYING TREND NEXT WEEK. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND
45-50% ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 13 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...17 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
TEMP............38 37 37 36 38 40 43 46 47 49 49 48
RH..............100 99 99 100 96 90 80 70 68 64 65 64
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 8 9 10 12 12 13 12 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 12
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 45 43 41 40 39 39 38 38 37 36 35
RH..............68 75 83 90 95 99 100 99 98 98 99 99
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S N N N N
SL/VL WIND SPD..5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
SL/VL WIND GUST.10 10 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 1
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 12 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............34 33 34 37 42 46 50 53 55 56 56 55
RH..............100 100 100 91 80 68 59 51 47 47 50 55
SL/VL WIND DIR..N N N N N W W W W W W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 8 8 8 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW N N N W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 5.9 5.9 5.9 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...IDS
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SPRINKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611714.0/STO
.DELDT 04/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.SPRINKLE@USDA.GOV
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