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FNUS76 KSTO 022205
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
205 PM PST MON MAR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLEAR AND SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. A SOMEWHAT WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF FAR NORCAL BY
WEDNESDAY AND INTRODUCE A SLIGHT (~10%) CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OVER
THE BURN SITE MAINLY IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECIPITATION
TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO BE VERY LIGHT, WITH AROUND A TRACE TO 0.05" INCHES
OF RAIN. BIGGER WEATHER IMPACTS WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AS
THAT WEAK TROUGH MOVES INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND SETUPS A PERIOD
OF BREEZY TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS. MID-FLAME WINDS WILL BE AROUND 12 MPH ON
DURING THIS TIME, WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 TO 17 MPH. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO
BECOME LIGHTER BY LATE SUNDAY.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6
TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 54 59 57 52
RH..............59 47 44 52 68
20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 3 W 6 W 6 W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 10 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1800 2300 2300 1300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SW 6 W 7 W 7 W 6
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 7
MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 41 39 38 36 35
RH..............87 91 91 88 83 77
20 FT WIND......W 6 NE 3 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 6 8 8 8 9
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 100 200 200 200 200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 NE 3 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO
13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10
TEMP............35 43 52 51
RH..............73 64 51 55
20 FT WIND......E 6G9 E 6G9 SW 7G13 W 10G20
MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 2500 4100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 8 SW 12 W 13
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604475.0/STO
.DELDT 03/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV,BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV
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