973
FNUS76 KSTO 240251
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
651 PM PST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WARM WEATHER SYSTEMS BRINGS LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL NOW THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 9000 FEET, WITH
FORECASTED RAIN TOTALS AROUND 0.75 TO 1.25 INCHES. GUSTY SOUTHERLY
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY, UP TO 20 MPH, DECREASING IN THE
EVENING. OTHERWISE, GENERALLY LIGHT, TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AFTER
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DRY WEATHER ALSO RETURNS WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUES
THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
OVER THE WEEKEND.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATER.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
CWR.................52 PERCENT INCREASING TO 86 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
CWR.............50 80 80 80 90
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............42 48 51 52 49
RH..............100 86 76 77 88
SL/VL WIND......E 9 E 8 S 8 S 8 SE 8
SL/VL WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 18
RIDGETOP WIND...E 9 SE 8 S 8 S 8 SE 9
MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 400 400 300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 SE 8 S 8 S 8 SE 9
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE EARLY EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................86 PERCENT DECREASING TO 26 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
CWR.............90 90 80 80 80 30
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............47 45 45 45 45 44
RH..............97 99 100 100 100 99
SL/VL WIND......SE 8 E 8 SE 5 SE 5 E 5 E 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.18 15 8 8 7 7
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 9 S 9 S 8 S 8 SE 6 E 6
MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 300 300 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 S 9 S 8 S 8 SE 6 E 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................26 PERCENT DECREASING TO 6 PERCENT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...9 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............30 30 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10
TEMP............43 45 54 59
RH..............100 100 80 68
SL/VL WIND......E 5G7 E 5G7 SW 3G8 W 5G8
RIDGETOP WIND...E 6 E 7 SW 6 W 5
MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1200 2700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 7 SW 6 W 5
FORECASTER...SP
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/24/26
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