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FNUS76 KSTO 240312
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BERRY BRUSH PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
712 PM PST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WARM WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS RAIN AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE AREA.
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. CURRENT
FORECAST SHOW THE HEAVIEST RAIN FROM 4 AM - 4 PM TUESDAY WITH 3-4 INCHES
FORECASTED, UP TO 4.5 INCHES IF SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTION (5-10%) PROVIDES
HEAVIER RAIN BANDS, THEN LINGERING SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY EARLY AM. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE 6000FT, INCREASING TO 10KFT AND ABOVE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING, WITH PERIODIC GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH. WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, BUT REMAIN SOMEWHAT
BREEZY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED IN TYPICAL DOWN-CANYON WIND AREAS SUCH AS JARBO GAP.
DRIER WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WITH A NEW CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
LATE ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........82-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
CWR.............100 100 100
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10
TEMP............48 47 50
RH..............89 88 88
SL/VL WIND......SE 16G35 SE 15G32 SE 13G28
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 16 S 15 S 13
MIX HGT (FT)....600 900 800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 S 15 S 13
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN
THE EVENING DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................94 PERCENT DECREASING TO 28 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY
CWR.............90 70 70
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0
TEMP............50 51 51
RH..............88 90 90
SL/VL WIND......SE 12G25 S 9G20 S 8G18
RIDGETOP WIND...S 12 S 9 S 9
MIX HGT (FT)....600 300 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 9 S 9
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
CWR.................28 PERCENT DECREASING TO 4 PERCENT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CWR.............30 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0
TEMP............51 53 56
RH..............89 83 72
SL/VL WIND......S 7G17 S 7G16 SW 6G13
RIDGETOP WIND...S 7 S 7 S 6
MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 1600
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 7 S 6
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...SP
REQUESTED BY...JASON MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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