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FNUS76 KSTO 130025
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SIERRA PINES...USFS ENF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
425 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 PST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH LIGHT EAST SURFACE WINDS AT START OF PLANNED
PILE BURNS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS FORECAST TO BE THE DOMINANT
WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, SO TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE MID
TWENTIES TO LOW 30S. EAST WIND GUSTS AROUND 15 TO 10 MPH IS IN THE
FORECAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS WELL.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR
CWR.............0
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............44
RH..............48
SL/VL WIND DIR..E
SL/VL WIND SPD..6
SL/VL WIND GUST.12
RIDGE WIND DIR..E
RIDGE WIND SPD..13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 12 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 41 41 40
RH..............46 45 43 41 40 39 39 38 37 36 36 36
SL/VL WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..13 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 40 41 43 45 47 49 50 50 48 46 44
RH..............38 39 41 43 44 44 44 44 46 48 50 49
SL/VL WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
SL/VL WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..13 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...KYLE JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528943.0/STO
.DELDT 01/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KYLE.JONES@USDA.GOV
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