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FNUS76 KSTO 131155
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH MEADOW HAND PILES SOUTH BLOCK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
355 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY, CLEAR CONDITIONS WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST FOR THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE
DIURNAL, WITH BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS IN THE MORNING, SHIFTING TO
LIGHT WESTERLIES IN THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE
UNUSUALLY LOW SATURDAY, WITH SLIGHT RECOVERY IMPROVEMENTS ON
SUNDAY. THERE IS A PATTERN CHANGE EXPECTED BY EARLY NEXT WEEK,
WITH A CHANCE FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION BY TUESDAY MORNING, WITH
BETTER CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN ON TUESDAY EVENING AND INTO THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. RAIN IS FORECAST, WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING
ABOVE THE BURN SITE ELEVATION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 8 AM NOON 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............53 65 61
RH..............12 9 26
SL/VL WIND......E 7G12 S 2G7 SW 2G5
RIDGETOP WIND...E 9 S 6 SE 5
MIX HGT (FT)....100 1000 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 S 6 SE 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............53 51 47
RH..............32 25 20
SL/VL WIND......E 5G7 SE 8G12 E 8G10
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 5 SE 9 S 10
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 SE 9 S 10
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............46 56 62
RH..............15 12 27
SL/VL WIND......SE 7G10 SE 5G10 SW 5G9
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 9 S 7 SW 9
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1000 2700
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 S 7 SW 9
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE LOWER 20S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
FORECASTER...NR
REQUESTED BY...TAHOE/ AMERICAN RIVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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