377  
FNUS76 KSTO 012329  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH MEADOWS HAND PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
329 PM PST MON DEC 1 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON DECEMBER 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY CONDITIONS AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL AT THE  
BURN LOCATION THIS WEEK, ALONG WITH PERIODICALLY BREEZY  
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON TUESDAY BEFORE  
BREEZY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY.  
THERE ARE NO PRECIPITATION CHANCES IN THE FORECAST UNTIL SUNDAY  
WHERE THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND  
LESS THAN 10% CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 12  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 12  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PST) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............38 52 50  
RH..............53 44 52  
SL/VL WIND......NE 2G6 W 2G8 W 5G12  
RIDGETOP WIND...N 5 NW 7 W 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2600 2800  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 NW 7 W 12  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD FROST.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 0300.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 20 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............39 35 32  
RH..............71 65 67  
SL/VL WIND......W 3G7 NE 6G13 NE 9G20  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 7 N 7 E 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1000 1100  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 N 7 E 14  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST 17 TO 23 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 23 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............30 35 42  
RH..............63 55 43  
SL/VL WIND......E 12G26 E 14G30 E 10G24  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 20 E 23 E 22  
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2400 2500  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 E 23 E 22  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 8 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...KH  
REQUESTED BY...TAHOE/AMERICAN RIVER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 12/02/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.CRAWFORD@USDA.GOV,JEREMY.HIERONIMUS@USDA.GOV,MIKE.DUROCHER@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.RADTKE@USDA.GOV  
 
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