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FNUS76 KSTO 030829
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH MEADOWS HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1229 AM PST WED DEC 3 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON DECEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY DRY WEATHER TODAY, WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS IN THE MORNING FROM ABOUT
30 TO 36 MPH. WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS. MOSTLY LIGHT AND DIURNAL WINDS RETURN ON THURSDAY AND
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRUSH BY NORCAL THIS WEEKEND,
WITH ALL PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE BURN LOCATION.
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS 30 TO 36 MPH
DECREASING TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 17 TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 24 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............29 35 43
RH..............65 56 41
SL/VL WIND......E 14G33 E 14G33 E 10G24
RIDGETOP WIND...E 20 E 24 E 23
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2200 2300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 E 24 E 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............34 32 32
RH..............49 54 52
SL/VL WIND......NE 9G22 E 10G22 E 8G16
RIDGETOP WIND...E 17 E 15 E 13
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1100 1100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 17 E 15 E 13
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............30 44 51
RH..............44 32 32
SL/VL WIND......E 6G13 E 3G9 N 2G8
RIDGETOP WIND...E 12 E 7 NE 7
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1500 3100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 7 NE 7
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...TAHOE/AMERICAN RIVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 12/03/25
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