315
FNUS76 KSTO 241855
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1055 AM PST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LINGERING SHOWERS FROM THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL
LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND A LESS THAN 10% CHANCE OF ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SITE WEDNESDAY MORNING, BEFORE DRIER WEATHER
RETURNS THAT AFTERNOON. WINDS WIL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN-
DRIVEN, WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED THURSDAY
ONWARD, WITH CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. FORECAST
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OVER THE WEEKEND ARE AROUND 0.15 TO 0.20
INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 0
TEMP............44 52 57 59 54
RH..............99 80 68 68 80
20 FT WIND......SE 3 W 3 W 5 W 5 N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 7
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 1800 1800 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 S 3 W 5 W 5 NW 5
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST UP TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 44 42 41 41 40
RH..............94 94 94 90 87 85
20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 9 10 15
MIX HGT (FT)....600 300 300 300 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 NE 7 E 8
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 48 61 64
RH..............82 63 46 49
20 FT WIND......NE 7G12 NE 7G12 W 3G6 W 5G8
MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1500 3400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 NE 8 SW 6 W 5
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603746.0/STO
.DELDT 02/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV,DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV
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