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FNUS76 KSTO 022332
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR M5 HTA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
332 PM PST MON MAR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY DRY AND BREEZY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK, WITH A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM BRING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN
ON WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND
CONTINUED DRY WEATHER LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. WHILE LIGHT RAIN
IS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY, CHANCES FOR GREATER THAN 0.10" OF RAIN
AT THE BURN SITE ONLY SIT AROUND 15-20% AT THIS TIME. OTHERWISE,
BREEZY WINDS TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW 15 MPH, WITH SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS TRENDING ABOVE
15 MPH BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. AS THE MIDWEEK SYSTEM GRADUALLY EXITS,
A WARM, DRY, AND WINDY PATTERN THEN LOOKS TO FOLLOW THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND. CHANCES FOR SUSTAINED NORTH
WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH CURRENTLY SIT AROUND 60-90% THURSDAY-
SATURDAY.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC
CWR.............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
TEMP............42 44 49 52 55 56 56 56 57 55 54
RH..............57 60 56 56 58 56 58 59 59 66 69
SL/VL WIND DIR..NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..6 5 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 10
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 10 8 8 10 14 16 17 18 20 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N S S S SW SW SW W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N S S S SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 10 10
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
AT TIMES.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 47 46 45 45 45 44 44 44 44 43 43
RH..............70 68 66 65 64 63 63 63 62 62 63 67
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
SL/VL WIND GUST.20 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 20 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY LATE IN THE
DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 37 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 29
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 29 MPH.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MCR MCR
CWR.............10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............42 42 43 45 46 47 48 48 47 47 46 44
RH..............71 73 70 66 62 61 61 61 60 60 59 59
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
SL/VL WIND SPD..10 13 13 13 16 16 16 18 18 18 21 21
SL/VL WIND GUST.20 23 23 23 30 30 30 33 33 33 37 37
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW W W NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..40 40 40 40 40 40 40 35 35 30 30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.0 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 17 17 17 26 26 26 29 29 29 24 24
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH-NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. DAYTIME
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE LOWER 30S.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 44 MPH AT TIMES. DAYTIME
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE UPPER 20S.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS TO 38 MPH IN THE MORNING. DAYTIME
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE LOWER 30S.
FORECASTER...NR
REQUESTED BY...JACOB KURKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604500.0/STO
.DELDT 03/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JACOB.KURKO@USDA.GOV,DAVID.NADEAU@USDA.GOV,BRADFORD.TOVAR@USDA.GOV,KYLE.WAUGH@USDA.GOV
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