102
FNUS76 KSTO 040044
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
444 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PREDOMINANTLY WARM AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRING MINIMAL (LESS THAN 10%)
CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FORECAST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE LESS THAN 0.05". DRY AND WARMING
WEATHER RETURNS ON THURSDAY AS GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOP THROUGH
SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. ON
WEDNESDAY, SUSTAINED MIDFLAME WINDS CALCULATED IN PARTIAL SHELTERING
ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 2 TO 3 MPH, INCREASING ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
TO 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 5 TO 9 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWER LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7
TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............51 57 60 58 53
RH..............60 56 52 56 64
20 FT SL WIND...W 3 W 6 W 8 W 9 W 8
20 FT SL GUST...8 13 17 20 18
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 3 SW 7 W 10 W 10 W 9
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 3400 4300 4300 2700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 SW 7 W 10 W 10 W 9
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWER EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST
4 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 46 43 41 39 38
RH..............73 79 80 73 64 57
20 FT SL WIND...W 8 NW 5 N 3 N 3 NE 6 NE 6
20 FT SL GUST...18 10 9 9 12 15
RIDGETOP WIND...W 9 NW 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 8 NE 9
MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1300 1100 1100 1100 1100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 NW 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 8 NE 9
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 47 57 59
RH..............54 38 34 39
20 FT SL WIND...NE 6G15 NE 8G18 NW 6G14 W 9G22
20 FT SL GUST...NE 9 NE 10 N 10 NW 12
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 4500 5200
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 NE 10 N 10 NW 12
FORECASTER...KF/KH
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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