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FXUS66 KSTO 122026
AFDSTO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
126 PM PDT SAT APR 12 2025
DISCUSSION
SYNOPSIS
MOSTLY DRY AND WARM WEATHER WITH AREAS OF MINOR HEATRISK OVER THE
NEXT WEEK. BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY. NON-ZERO CHANCE OF
ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRA CREST EACH
AFTERNOON TUESDAY - FRIDAY.
KEY MESSAGES
* TODAY - SUNDAY:
-WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
-BREEZY NORTH WINDS DEVELOP, STRONGEST ON SUNDAY
-PROBABILITY OF NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS > 30 MPH: 60-90% MAINLY
ALONG THE WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
* MONDAY - FRIDAY:
-ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK
WITH MINOR HEATRISK IN THE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS. WARMEST
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON MONDAY.
-PROBABILITY ON MONDAY OF MAX TEMPS OF 85 DEGREES F OR HIGHER:
- 35 TO 70% IN THE N SAN JOAQUIN AND S SACRAMENTO VALLEYS
- 60 TO 90% IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
-POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM OVER THE SIERRA CREST
TUESDAY-FRIDAY AFTERNOONS, ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW
CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST
* PROBABILITIES OF NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ON SUNDAY INCREASED
SLIGHTLY
* INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR MAX TEMPS OVER 85 DEGREES ON MONDAY
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEXT 24 HOURS AT TAF SITES. NORTH WINDS
AT RDD AND RBL TO REMAIN BREEZY, WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KTS POSSIBLE
AT TIMES. OTHERWISE, LIGHT NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 12 KTS ELSEWHERE,
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 KTS AFTER 12Z SUNDAY.
STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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