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FNUS76 KSTO 191416
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH 49...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
616 AM PST FRI DEC 19 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON DECEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ACTIVE WEATHER RESUMES TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE
WEEKEND AND AT LEAST THROUGH THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY PERIOD.
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS LOOK TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING, WITH
POTENTIAL FOR A BRIEF LULL OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF PRECIPITATION ARRIVES LATER SATURDAY.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1-2 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST IN THE BURN
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BREEZY TO GUSTY ACROSS THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH STRONGEST
GUSTS IN THE SHORT TERM EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING, BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER
AN INCH AT THIS TIME.
THERE IS HIGHER FORECAST UNCERTAINTY ON EXACT DETAILS INTO NEXT
WEEK, BUT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY
ALONGSIDE ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS. CURRENT
PROBABILITIES FOR RAINFALL GREATER THAN 5 INCHES FROM SUNDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY SIT AROUND 20-40%, WITH 10-30% PROBABILITIES OF
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ADDITIONALLY,
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 5500-6000 FEET BY EARLY
NEXT WEEK, WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN THE BURN VICINITY
POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS MONDAY NIGHT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 25
30 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................97 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
CWR.............100 100 100 100 90 90
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............41 41 42 42 41 40
RH..............100 100 100 100 98 98
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 10 10
SL/VL WIND GUST.29 28 26 25 24 24
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..30 24 24 24 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 24 24 24 23 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................93 PERCENT DECREASING TO 8 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC
CWR.............90 90 90 90 60 60 60 60 60 60 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 39 39 39 38 38 38 38 37 36 35 34
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 99 100 100 100
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.24 25 25 25 21 21 21 18 18 18 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..23 23 23 23 25 25 25 23 23 23 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 23 25 25 25 23 23 23 21 21
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................8 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
CWR.............10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 90 90
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............34 34 36 37 39 40 40 40 40 40 39 38
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 98 96 95 96 98 100 100
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.15 14 14 14 15 15 15 17 17 17 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..21 18 18 18 21 21 21 22 22 22 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 18 18 18 21 21 21 22 22 22 17 17
FORECASTER...NR
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS SCHNEIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527727.3/STO
.DELDT 12/19/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TRAVIS.SCHNEIDER@USDA.GOV
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