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FNUS76 KSTO 110140
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR 19 ROAD HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
540 PM PST TUE FEB 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON FEBRUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH
HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS, ALBEIT LIGHTER THAN TUESDAY-EARLY WEDNESDAY PERIOD OF
STORMS. AS SNOW LEVELS DROP WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, LIGHT
SNOW MAY DEVELOP WITH ANY LINGERING SHOWERS BUT SHOULD ONLY BE A
DUSTING IF ANYTHING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A 15-25% CHANCE OF
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH BEST
CHANCES FROM NOON TO 9 PM. INCREASING WINDS FROM THE SOUTH
EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 15 TO 25 MPH IN AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING
OVERNIGHT.
BRIEF DRYING TREND EXPECTED IN BETWEEN SYSTEM WITH MIN RH VALUES
IN THE 40S TO 50S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
CHANCE FOR 0.50" INCH OF RAIN (WEDNESDAY AM - THURSDAY AM):70-80%
CHANCE FOR 1 INCH OF RAIN (WEDNESDAY AM - THURSDAY AM): 30-40%
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 25
MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................69 PERCENT DECREASING TO 52 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...19 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............70 70 70
CHC OF THDR (%).10 20 20
TEMP............38 39 40
RH..............80 75 71
SL/VL WIND......SE 6G18 S 10G21 S 7G20
RIDGETOP WIND...S 15 S 20 S 17
MIX HGT (FT)....800 3000 2300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 20 S 17
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
AND SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO
10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO
10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................52 PERCENT DECREASING TO 7 PERCENT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...9 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............50 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0
TEMP............38 37 36
RH..............82 78 76
SL/VL WIND......S 3G6 SE 5G9 E 4G8
RIDGETOP WIND...S 8 SE 9 E 10
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 900 300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 SE 10 E 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CWR.............10 10 10
TEMP............33 44 48
RH..............74 56 52
SL/VL WIND......NE 2G5 NE 2G7 N 3G9
RIDGETOP WIND...E 7 NE 7 NE 6
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1300 4400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 NE 7 NE 6
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...DA
REQUESTED BY...TAHOE/AMERIAN RIVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/11/26
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