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FNUS76 KSTO 270315
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BERRY BRUSH PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
715 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. SKIES INCREASE IN CLOUD COVERAGE FRIDAY
NIGHT AS A SYSTEM MOVES IN. THE WARM SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT
PRECIPITATION OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS (15-30 PERCENT) SATURDAY MAINLY OVER THE FOOTHILLS
AND MOUNTAINS. LINGERING SHOWER CHANCES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
OTHERWISE DRYING CONDITIONS AS WE MOVE INTO MID NEXT WEEK AND WARM
TEMPERATURES.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP
TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST UP
TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............52 65 67
RH..............66 52 59
SL/VL WIND......E 8G15 W 5G9 W 3G6
RIDGETOP WIND...W 15 W 10 NW 0
MIX HGT (FT)....200 1400 2100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 N 5 W 5
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 13
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............62 58 57
RH..............74 69 64
SL/VL WIND......NW 2G6 NE 6G10 NE 7G13
RIDGETOP WIND...E 0 SE 10 S 10
MIX HGT (FT)....600 BLW100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 2 E 12 E 13
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7
TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 36 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...25 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............10 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 20 30
TEMP............56 61 65
RH..............66 61 61
SL/VL WIND......NE 7G14 E 6G13 SW 6G13
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 10 SW 20 W 20
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 900 2400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 NE 7 SW 8
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...JASON MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/27/26
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