784  
FNUS76 KSTO 150303  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
803 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WELL-ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND  
INTO NEXT WEEK, WITH DRY CONDITIONS. DAYTIME RH VALUES WILL TREND  
LOWER SUNDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEK. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE  
20S SUNDAY AND RECOVER TOWARD THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S DURING  
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S ON SUNDAY AND  
INCREASE TOWARD THE 80S BY TUESDAY AND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. WINDS  
WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 5-10MPH ON SUNDAY. MID  
FLAME WINDS WILL BE AROUND 4-6MPH. WINDS WILL VARY BETWEEN THE  
NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATE SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY AT 5 TO 10MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP  
TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 56 63 69 71 72 73 71 70  
RH..............49 42 31 30 25 25 32 39 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..E NW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NW NW NW W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
UP TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 60 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 48  
RH..............52 64 70 66 62 59 56 54 53 52 52 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
UP TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 47 48 54 62 69 73 76 77 77 76 74  
RH..............53 54 53 47 39 32 30 30 32 33 36 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 13 13 8 8 8 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE NE NE SW SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
TUESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...JS  
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605781.0/STO  
.DELDT 03/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV,BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV  
 
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