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FNUS76 KSTO 121436
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR D-52 PILE BURNING (MACHINE) 03122025 AA UNITS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
736 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY INTO TOMORROW,
FORECAST RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE AROUND 3.00 TO 3.50 INCHES WITH
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 7 TO 12 INCHES. PROBABILITIES OF SEEING
12 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW ARE AROUND 60 TO 80%. SNOW LEVELS WILL
START OUT AROUND 5000 TO 6000 FEET THIS MORNING BEFORE RAPIDLY
FALLING TO 2700 TO 3500 FEET IN ELEVATION BY THIS EVENING WHICH IS
WHEN HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS WELL WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH
A 20-30% CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.THERE WILL
BE A BRIEF LULL IN PRECIPITATION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING,
BEFORE A SECOND QUICK-MOVING SYSTEM BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL 0.5
INCHES OF RAIN AND 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........86-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 TO 55 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
DECREASING TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...KELLIN BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506170.0/STO
.DELDT 03/12/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KELLIN.BROWN@USDA.GOV
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