791  
FNUS76 KSTO 181730  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GO AWAY RANCH VMP...CAL FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
1030 AM PDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR, SUNNY, AND UNSEASONABLY WARM AT THE BURN SITE TOMORROW, WITH  
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES BREAKING 90 DEGREES. LIGHT, NORTH TO NORTHWEST  
WINDS EXPECTED, BELOW 5 MPH FOR MOST OF THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL  
FALL TO ROUGHLY 700 FEET OVERNIGHT, SO SOME SMOKE AT/NEAR SURFACE WILL  
BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH PRESSURE KEEPING STAGNANT AIR FLOW AT SURFACE.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
TIME (PDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 76 85 91 91  
RH..............56 44 32 24 23  
SL/VL WIND......NE 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 W 2  
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 3 3 6 6  
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 3 NW 3 NW 3 W 2 NW 2  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1300 1300 2700 2000  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3 NW 3 NW 3 W 2 NW 2  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR PC  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............87 81 75 72 69 67 65 63 62 60 59 59  
RH..............29 37 43 44 42 41 42 43 45 46 47 47  
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 57 59 64 71 77 83 87 90 92 92 91  
RH..............49 50 50 48 44 39 33 28 24 22 22 24  
SL/VL WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW SW SW SW SW  
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 5  
SL/VL WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE N N N W W W SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 5  
 
 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...JAN SMUTZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606332.0/STO  
.DELDT 03/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAN.SMUTZ@FIRE.CA.GOV  
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