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FNUS76 KSTO 022242
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
242 PM PST MON MAR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS TOMORROW AT THE BURN SITE, WITH NORTH WINDS
AROUND 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING TRANSITIONING TO SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY TUESDAY NIGHT, A WEAK SYSTEM WILL ENTER
THE AREA AND BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE (15%) OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN TOTALS FROM THIS SYSTEM
LOOK TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT, AROUND 0.05 - 0.15 INCHES, MORE IF A T-STORM
DEVELOPS OVER THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL ALSO SHIFT FROM THE NORTH ON THURSDAY
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SOUTH AND EAST. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE NORTH OF 10 TO 15
MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKENING WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH
SUSTAINED, ALTHOUGH STILL FROM THE NORTH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 9
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MC MC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 44 46 51 55 59 62 65 66 66 66 63
RH..............89 88 83 79 69 61 55 51 51 51 51 62
SL/VL WIND DIR..N N N N N SW S S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5
SL/VL WIND GUST.9 9 7 7 5 6 8 9 9 10 12 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 2.2 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 9 9
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN AFTER 3
AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 38 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...12 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 40
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............60 57 54 52 51 50 50 50 49 49 48 47
RH..............75 83 85 90 95 97 97 97 97 97 97 99
SL/VL WIND DIR..S S S S S S S W W W S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................38 PERCENT DECREASING TO 15 PERCENT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............47 47 48 49 51 53 55 57 57 57 56 54
RH..............100 100 96 90 82 72 61 52 47 46 48 53
SL/VL WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 12 12 12 15 15 15 16 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 10 10 10 14 14 14 15 15 15 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.2 6.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 10 10 14 14 14 15 15 15 17 17
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN REGELIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604476.0/STO
.DELDT 03/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JUSTIN.REGELIN@USDA.GOV
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