841  
FNUS76 KSTO 110406  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MT. HOUGH DISTRICT PILES- FWFRSC UNIT H-2...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
806 PM PST TUE FEB 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL KEEP AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN  
OVER THE REGION THE NEXT 7 DAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF  
BREEZY WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION NEAR THE BURN  
SITE AT TIMES, WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DRIER WEATHER CURRENTLY  
EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. OTHERWISE, FORECAST SNOW LEVELS  
LOOK TO REMAIN ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY, FALLING TO  
AROUND 4500 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE REBOUNDING DURING THE  
DAY. CURRENT PROBABILITIES FOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL GREATER THAN  
0.5" FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY-WEDNESDAY EVENING SIT AROUND 15-30%. RAIN  
AND SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, BUT  
DRIER WEATHER IS THEN ANTICIPATED LATER THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A  
STRONGER AND COLDER STORM IS ON TRACK TO BRING ADDITIONAL BREEZY  
WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION FROM LATE SATURDAY INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.  
MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................54 PERCENT DECREASING TO 33 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...UP TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
CWR.............50 30 30 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10  
TEMP............34 34 39 39  
RH..............92 97 94 83  
SL/VL WIND......SE 3G10 S 3G13 S 3G13 S 2G9  
RIDGETOP WIND...S 8 S 10 S 9 S 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1800 1900 900  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 10 S 9 S 6  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3  
TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.  
CWR.................25 PERCENT DECREASING TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CWR.............30 30 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 36 35 33  
RH..............89 90 89 90  
SL/VL WIND......S 2G9 SE 2G6 W 1G5 W 1G3  
RIDGETOP WIND...S 6 W 5 SW 6 SW 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....900 200 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 W 5 SW 6 SW 6  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............30 32 39 44  
RH..............88 91 80 65  
SL/VL WIND......N 1G3 NE 1G5 NE 2G7 NE 2G9  
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 3 E 5 NE 5 NE 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1500 3600  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 E 5 NE 5 NE 6  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS  
AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...NR  
REQUESTED BY...EDWARD BADALAMENTI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602162.2/STO  
.DELDT 02/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SAMUEL.COLLINSON@USDA.GOV,EDWARD.BADALAMENTI@USDA.GOV,LUCAS.PASCUCCI@USDA.GOV  
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